The old man laughed and his shoulder shook. He got all the attention on him and Ash smiled. "Seriously, that was a mistake on my part but I thought the crest would be that obvious. I don't think to put skulls."
Lilly's face darkened. "You did it? You sent the fake letters?"
Ash smiled even more widely. "Yes. What better way to warn them that you knew of their identity? But I never could have guessed that the crest would go like that!"
Tar Royce stood. "You filthy thing! How dare you betray the Lilly and you even have the guts to be happy about it! Your death will be a very painful one."
Ash nodded. "I expected that. But you should know that I don't like pain."
"Why do you act all surprised when you hear about Alaric's identity just now?" Rota asked him.
"To see if my acting still is still good," he clapped happily. "And it was!
