CHAPTER 1.2.2

Alicia rode at the front of the pack. Alicia felt betrayed; she had no idea why she wasn't a member of the make-up family, but she was upset about how things had turned out.

Lisa had been awakened by the uproar and had remained silent ever since; she was riding in the back of one of the State Guards' horses, Carrs Armani to be precise. Reene and the twins rode alongside the captives' carriage, getting dangerously close to it at points, waiting for the horses hauling it to walk over some rocks, jostle the carriage, and swing the curtains apart so he could catch a glimpse of the dark bender. He was dying for a full-fledged chat with Daito, but he wouldn't be so eager if he knew how 'talkative' Daito was.

Albert decided to break the silence by asking, "So, Alicia Iko, I'm guessing you know who I am."

Alicia took some time to bottle up her raging emotions and to be sure traces of them were not to be left on her speech.

"Yes, that's me. I do know you."

"A very promising State Guard. I appo