He took a slow step forward, gaze locked onto Adam's. "I seem to remember a certain rat following me in the forest before the event started. They thought they were being sneaky, but I led them around in circles before logging off." His voice carried a teasing lilt, but there was something colder beneath it. "That's what's making you doubt me, right?"
Adam didn't flinch. He simply listened, letting Arthur continue.
Arthur chuckled, shaking his head. "Lieutenant Adam, I didn't expect that it was actually you who's been keeping tabs on me." His eyes gleamed with something unreadable. "I wonder why?"
He paused, letting the question linger in the air between them like a hanging blade. "That was before the event even happened. So tell me—what reason did you have to monitor me?" He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.
