"N-No, stop changing the subject. What do you mean by 'ability'?" Aria shook her head, trying to push her feelings aside.
It was impressive how quickly she got herself under control, even though most people would have completely lost it by now.
She wiped away her tears with the palms of her hands and slowly stood up, favoring her leg a bit as she did.
Her uniform was a mess, dirt smudged across the fabric, but none of that seemed to matter to her.
She was laser-focused on what Professor Aven had to say next.
"Huh? Why the shock? I figured that since you saw my title as a Villain, you'd have pieced it together by now, right?" Avendial acted surprised, carefully crafting his words to avoid any mention of his past life and the whole time-travel thing.
He wasn't sure if his title made it obvious or not, so he worded it in a way that he hoped would clue her in without him spelling it out.
'Wait, what?!'
