The priestess started pacing around the dark room while giving Mir an earful. No matter how confidently he tried to reason with her, asserting that he could implant the memories, not a single iota of confidence reached her furious heart.
"Why the hell did Vincent not clear this up to me when he sent the message? There is only one guy in the Shadowheart Faction who could implant memories in a brain from outside. But he won't make it to Enet City in time for the trial. If Vincent had told me earlier... Damn that old donkey!"
Without another word, she stormed out of the room, jerked the backyard door open, and disappeared into thin air right at the doorsill, giving both brothers a bit of fright.
Finally able to relax, their parents retired for the night. Murin nervously listened to the brothers discussing the whole thing for a while before declaring that she was going to go sleep too, leaving Mir and Murray an avenue to talk more openly.
