I told the Court of Ruins everything. From the words that had triggered Nightshade to thrust a knife into my shoulder down to the tiniest details that I noticed about him. Most of them were insignificant, of course. Still, they ought to know. For a little honesty could go a long way.
At the end of my report, all of them had uncertainty printed on their faces. Eyes unblinking, brows raised and mouths slightly open.
"That's… it?" Euph finally managed to blink.
I nodded once, pinching my lips together. "That's it. I'm not really sure what to make out of it either."
"You mean to tell us that all that time, he was just toying with you?" Althea's brows dipped in confusion.
"Exactly,"
"You must have been such an entertaining toy." Eul's voice was dry but his eyes sparked with keen interest.
This made Lavi and Erion glower at him.
Euph gave her twin sibling a cautionary glance. "Eul—"
