As Dema Pandita and Hector made their way to their designated patrol site, they were paired together again.
"I didn't expect Allen to assign us to the same team again. I thought he suspected our partnership," Hector said.
"Even though he knows he won't care. His confidence in his formidable aura is unwavering. He'll likely perceive you merely as an obedient pawn," Dema Pandita replied.
Hector pondered the implications once more, considering the possibility of confronting Allen. "You may have a point," he conceded inwardly, recognizing the futility of facing Allen head-on unless resorting to assassination. Yet, if Dema Pandita's suspicions were accurate and Allen had been wary of him all along, even an assasination would likely futile to him.
