Cecilia was not upset to see Jacob putting down the wine glass. She just looked at him with a charming smile. "Are you afraid that I'll poison you?"
"Yes, I'm afraid you're trying to poison me," he said frankly. "To be honest, the people in the Jolento City circle are the strangest people I've ever seen. They don't really play by the book. It seems to me like Jolento City's women have outdone their men. Just look at people like Cassidy and you, Cecilia, Su's fairy."
"Well played. The two of you have preceded the reputation of most of the men in the circle. What in the world are the men in Jolento City doing?"
"Hmm, it's not that men in Jolento City aren't outstanding, it's just that there are two outstanding women in Jolento City," she responded.
"I don't think that's quite true." He shook his head. "Are you really that outstanding?"
"At least, the people in Jolento City think so," she stated.