At mealtime, Alice glanced between William and Zoey, sensing something amiss between the two.
Given what she had witnessed earlier, she found it hard to believe that Zoey had spent the previous night solely assisting William in entering a "meditative" state to boost his abilities.
More crucially, when she checked out, the front desk informed her that William had used a certain item from the room. That very item was something William had opened out of mere curiosity and, after a brief glance, discarded into the trash bin.
How can this not lead to speculation?
However, Zoey seemed oblivious to Alice's suspicions. She rapidly consumed her meal and told William, "We'll head to Ravenwood later and retrieve the artifact from Kyle."
William was well aware that Kyle didn't have the items, prompting him to inquire, "What if he refuses to hand them over?"
