"You look a bit different from before," Beatrice said. "Harsher, I guess. Less friendly."
"It is just your impression," Billy said.
"I guess you are right…" Beatrice said.
Beatrice realized that Billy didn't want to talk and left the area. Billy always tried to be quite diplomatic when he met new people, but it was time to change his approach a bit. He helped Icarus even though he went to face the summoner instead of helping him face the dragons one year ago, and now Beatrice's family lied to him about the existence of the relic. That kind of people couldn't be trusted and he had to consider those that get close to him since he had kids to look after. He couldn't take any chances… While he would be seen as rude by a lot of people, he didn't want to be liked by everyone, he just wanted to make sure that nothing troublesome would happen to his family. That definitely would put him in a path of no return...
