Aurora remained tight-lipped about Naomi; the young girl appeared to be weaving her own tales of adventure, far from the nearby drama.
Meanwhile, Wang Xiao needed to return to his base.
As he slipped into his clothes, Aurora leaned in close, her voice a conspiratorial whisper as she unveiled her reason for wanting Valen eliminated.
"You can actually do that...? I thought you wouldn't get involved in this?" Wang Xiao asked, his surprise evident as he fastened the buttons on his shirt.
With a sly grin, Aurora replied, "It's okay, I'm not stepping into the war itself. I'm merely lending you a trick." Her voice tapered off into a murmur, her words tumbling out almost as an afterthought, "...and if she has any qualms about it, she can simply tack it onto my list of crimes at the end. Not that it would sway her judgment anyway."
"..."
