Leonel had, of course, not sent Aina into the jaws of danger just to distract everyone.
He had been noticing the odd gazes of the old woman for quite a while now, and she seemed a hint hostile toward Aina.
In the past, or namely when they first met, Leonel hadn't been able to grasp any of the woman's thoughts at all. Even now, it was difficult to do so, but he could nibble at the edges.
When it came to her truest, most secret thoughts, those were well guarded. But Mo''Lexi never found a reason to hide her dislike of Aina, and that dislike only grew every time she saw that Leonel was working while Aina was "unexpectedly" absent.
Of course, that old woman couldn't possibly understand the kind of relationship he and Aina had. From her perspective, Aina was taking advantage of Leonel thanks to her beauty.
