"Let me reiterate what just happened," Daria spoke in a cold voice and a slow manner. "You visited the merchant that also serves as the control hub for the fortress, right?" she asked.
"That's right," Mathew nodded his head, even though it was too dark for the girl to see it.
"And after visiting said hub, you suddenly found a way to bring back electricity to the compound." Daria finished what she wanted to say before taking a short break. "Do you see what I struggle to accept?" she then asked.
"Not really?" Mathew denied. But he wasn't an idiot. The way in which the girl put this topic made it clear that there was something wrong. Something wrong that Mathew simply failed to take notice of.
