"Then why did you hate women so much before? What makes you not want to be touched by us?" Lyra asked halfheartedly. It wasn't totally that she wanted to know the reason behind Duke Kleo's strange behavior, but it seemed that she just wanted to give him an appropriate recompense for his rule. Forget the past? Seriously!
Satisfaction filled her face after seeing him looking confused and doubtful. Perhaps this was what she had been waiting for, and empathy that would only be understood if one felt the bitter experience of another.
"Hmm?" She tilted her head, blocking the sunlight that almost stung her eyes by closing her eyes. Then pulled her head back into the shadow of the umbrella, like a zombie.
