The atmosphere shifted in an instant.

    As a spy with years of experience, Lucy instinctively understood.

    Though Selvia was smiling playfully, her true intentions were far from innocent—her gaze was as cold and calculating as ice.

    This is dangerous.

    A single misstep in her words, and she could very well lose her life.

    If she answered as she had been trained, there would be nothing for Selvia to latch onto.

    "As a child, I was afraid of people. I had been abandoned by my parents and raised by my grandfather. On top of that, he always warned me never to leave the cabin."

    "Why?"

    "There were many wild animals outside, and my grandfather did not get along well with the villagers. He was worried they might harm me as well."

    Lucy smoothly explained her circumstances without falling into Selvia’s trap.

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