Upon hearing Adam's words, Elizabeth fell into deep thought, closing her eyes as her delicate fingers rhythmically tapped on the table, creating a strange, tense melody that unfortunately didn't affect Adam. He simply smiled and waited for her decision, though his eyes indicated his concentration on something else.
The minute of silence was surprisingly calm, with each of them lost in their thoughts. Meanwhile, as Adam was engrossed in his thoughts, Elizabeth swiftly made a decision, evident from her expression. She turned her head towards Adam and looked into his eyes.
"You'll go on this mission. After all, you can still use curses and remove them, right?" Elizabeth spoke, pulling Adam out of his thoughts and locking eyes with him, though, for some unknown reason, his eyes had gone blank again.
"Um..." Adam didn't respond with agreement or refusal; he simply smiled, as if expecting something that Elizabeth didn't quite understand.
