"Thank you, Principal."
Link sat down at once, not quite comfortably, but not in an obsequious way either, hovering on the edge of the chair.
He was neither humble nor proud, polite and appropriate.
"Do you know why I called for you?"
The principal's magnetic voice asked casually.
While the principal could afford to be casual, Link dared not be so.
This question was difficult to answer.
Both confirming he knew and denying it were not quite right.
Knew?
Who told you in advance?
Didn't know?
If you can't even speculate on such things, what use are you?
So, Link replied: "I'm fully under the Principal's command."
He cleverly sidestepped the issue, a universal approach.
"Ah...."
The principal chuckled lightly, "Cunning."
With a wave of his hand, he casually pointed at Link and said:
"Looking at you, you definitively know something about the competition, but not entirely sure, so you're hesitant to answer.
