Areen ponders over this for a moment, scanning my face to detect any sort of indication of a lie, her eyes narrowed, lips puckered into an impetuous snarl. She searches, once over, then twice, then her face falls as realisation hits her- there is no lie to tell, and that all that I have told her, everything, is the biggest truth she will ever hear in her lifetime.
"I told you the truth, Areen," I say, lowering my voice as I lean towards her, causing the Siren Queen to all at once stumble back through the water, taken off guard by the forwardness of my motion.
"Whether you choose to believe it is up to you, but know that nothing good will become of you if you let Azrael continue with his work. That will be my final warning."
