First, I took a deep breath, not one to relax myself, but one to prepare myself.
After the breath, silence enveloped my body. But also the room I was in. And... the person I was standing in front of.
"The truth can hurt you, Sue. No... it will."
With every word that came out of my mouth, her expression worsened. It was impossible for her not to realize something was wrong.
"I talked to just about everyone."
Lies.
"The rector, even the prince himself."
I'm going to lie.
But... that's the only lie I'm going to tell.
"Your brother, Paul. He escaped from Wiathen, maybe even Cevilian. Escaped, I say... because he is wanted."
I paused for a brief moment, thinking about my next words, but not wanting to be too silent, I continued quickly.
