"You know, that's not exactly the truth." Loriel corrected Hilde this time.
"Hah!" Hilde smirked lightly at him and rolled her eyes.
Loriel disliked Hilde's personality so much as it reminded him of his older sisters. The ones who pretended to like Loriel because of his position as king after he took over power but still secretly plotted against his back.
Hilde knew how to tiptoe in between being rude and yet still on the side of polite conversation.
… and yet Loriel couldn't afford to be rude to her and shooing her away.
This woman knew Loriel's secret. Loriel needed to make sure that Hilde didn't say anything else that would let Elise know about the past, but that meant tolerating Hilde's presence and her touchy-feely treatment towards him.
"Um, what are the two of you talking about?" Elise asked at last.
