"Did Zevien just confess....?" Erica uttered with a dumbfounded expression.
"Sure did," Dan nodded with a grin as he looked at Vernisia, that was just stunned on the chair with her mouth wide open.
"Say, Vernisia, did you know Zevien before arriving at the academy?" Dan inquired.
Vernisia snapped out of her daze as her cheeks turned slightly red, but she quickly composed herself and shook her head, "no, I didn't know about Zevien, nor did I meet him before arriving at the academy."
"That's strange…," Dan muttered.
"Why?" Erica asked.
"Because Zevien seems to have known you beforehand," Dan said thoughtfully, "he also started tearing up when he first saw you in the ceremony hall on the first day of the academy."
"What? Really?" Vernisia was startled before remembering how Zevien would look at her and nodded, "the way Zevien looks at me every time is also one that is of great familiarity."
