"A human?" Ouriel queried, tilting her head to the side thereafter. "That's impossible. Humans are placed in the lowest level of the hierarchy of creatures. Meanwhile, time is the element exclusive to the deities. Maybe you're just mistaken?"
Ouriel didn't even have the energy to be astonished anymore. Surprises after surprises kept on being thrown at her without any delay. She just didn't have the heart to accommodate such bizarre information when she's trying to think of a way to escape her present circumstances.
After speaking, the Archduchess was able to observe the several emotions that flash across the countenance of the Demon Noble. For a while, not a word had been uttered in the conversation between the two. Ouriel abstained from saying anything further lest amplifying the demon's bewilderment.
