Horizon Ridge You need it so believe it

Not enough time had yet been spent with him for her to pick up on his tells, and so his lie had gone by undetected. She'd simply taken his word without question, relating his thoughts to that which was true, leaving her with a good image of him. Any other day, with any other being, surely she would have questioned them further—requested confirmation on their wording, even—but with him she'd not gone so far.

With the question having been returned, she'd considered her answer. "I believe that I am," the girl had offered. "I was raised to be devoted, loyal, and so I continue to stand by my word." Devoted to the dragons, her family, her home, and her beliefs. It was the way in which her life was meant to operate, her early days having been used as a time to drill such a lifestyle into her. "Though, after this, I am sure that others will not view me in the same way as I view myself—if ever they were to learn of this exchange of ours, that is." It was doubtful that she'd tell anyone herself, but she'd spotted Noctura a distance off, and wondered what he might do. Certain was she that he'd felt betrayed, and so, perhaps, she was just the same as those that had left Hiram.