45. Give Me Some Time

“First, I'm not speaking to judge you right now. You consider me as a friend, I also do the same. But Finola, you should be aware that your identity has been too suspicious all along. Evan probably didn't say anything. But I know, even he also doubts your background, which is too strange to be real. Creating magic food with unconventional methods is already strange. And yesterday, you displayed a fighting skill that can't be trained in a short times. We didn't only face one attacker that time. Even for myself, I had a hard time dealing with two to three assassins at once. Yet, you took care of the rest without harming anyone, Finola. The way you handled the assault… It didn't look like the girl who had been living in torment for a long time and was living at home in a state of disrepair.”

As Kevin conveyed his suspicions, the relaxed atmosphere around them gradually began to dissipate. Both Kevin and Maya looked at each other's faces, as if trying to judge each other's thoughts, as the