"...? Eh, well..." Artie didn't want to expose the system, and so she had no excuse to use. However, her active task seemed to be in danger if it continued. She didn't want to waste that ninety-percent completion rate. She bit her lips before sighing: "I just realized that… you might be trusting someone so much and not even realize that… they could be hiding things from you… of course to protect you."
"Do you think I am incapable of protecting myself?"
Artie then sharpened her gaze. "You can, but not if it involves your children. You don't even bother correcting their attitudes so they would treat you better. Moreover, that's not really what I meant… I have no proof to show you, but I am pretty sure that those girls were not handed to their respective houses when they were just babies. Then again, I don't want you to doubt me. I need to ask Ashen Plains first… as to why she lied to you."
