101 Just a negotiation

"You're lying," Azell declared.

"What are you talking about? Who's lying?"

"Both of you are," he squinted in suspicion.

Well, I think it's suspicion.

"And what are we lying about?"

"About what happened today."

"Is that so?"

"That is so."

"And how can you be so sure?"

It's important to determine what exactly raised his suspicion.

I'm sure it was Neia, but what if Azell had actually sent a spy (our domestic assassin Noelle) after us to, I dunno, make sure we were safe or something?

Hmm, it IS possible.

"I don't know," Azell shrugged and looked back at Neia. "You tell me. Are you lying?"

"O-of course not," Neia averted her gaze again.

Her body language is practically screaming, 'I'm a fucking liar!'. Why is this Dragon so nervous?

Is it because I didn't disclose the second part of our plan to her? Is she worried that I might reveal the actual truth to Azell?