After some further convincing, Glyea finally retook a seat and listened to what Zephyr had to say. Keeping his true identity still a secret, he only revealed how he and Valentine were related, not as husband and wife but as cooperators in their business as traveling merchants. The lie was sold further by Valentine's acting, but even then, one question remained.
"What were you doing with the zombies, and what about the people whom you killed?" Her question rang in Valentine's mind, but she simply looked to Zephyr to explain.
"Aura and I… well," leaning forward, he looked straight into Glyea's eyes. "We didn't just move here to set up shop. That dungeon of the fiend, I'm sure you've heard of it–we're trying to conduct some surveys inside that place, and Valentine was supposed to be our foot on the ground before we found that the hero lived here."
Visibly confused, Glyea narrowed her eyes.
"What does that have anything to do with what she did?"
