"…So this was what happened that day," Zaria spoke, "Even if I had not agreed to help him, he would have searched for some other black witch, though I doubt he would have found one. In the end, he would have done something even more dangerous."
"Coming to you would not be any less dangerous for him either," Oriana commented.
"True, but you came to me as well, knowing it could be dangerous for you since I am, as usual, the bad witch," Zaria countered and asked, "Have you ever wondered why King Drayce or that elf never stopped you from coming to me?"
"Back then, they were not aware that I sought your help," Oriana replied.
Zaria let out a mocking chuckle, "My naive student, you surely do not understand the people around you."
It puzzled Oriana, "What do you mean?"
