Initially, Thankappan flinched as he heard the name Crimson Robber. However, it didn't take him more than a second to revert back into his usual expression. But the thing is, for a seasoned veteran like Lonappan, that lone second is enough to understand almost half of the stuff going through a person's mind. And Lonappan could see the sudden internal conflict that Thankappan had.
"What happened? Cat got your tongue?" Lonappan asked as he patted the small cat's head.
"Ha, it's not that. It's just—who the hell is that guy, even?" Thankappan asked, as if he wasn't aware of it already. However, both of them knew that wasn't the case.
"Mind the pronoun. And didn't you get it from the name? They are a robber." Lonappan replied.
"Why are they named Crimson then?" Thankappan asked.
"Well, that's because they hail from the Crimson planet, don't you think?" Lonappan shifted the question back to Thankappan.
