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Mastering the New Ability

"Hey Josiah, where were you?" Thomas asked.

He was in the front of the entrance and Josiah knew he wouldn't let him in without answering properly.

"I… Was in a friend's house," Josiah answered. 'Not exactly a lie…' He thought.

"A friend? What friend?"

'Good. The conversation took this turn instead' Josiah celebrated internally.

"Have you ever heard of a girl named Lenny living around, Thomas?" he asked carrying the most neutral intonation he could while he casually walked around Thomas to the interior of the house. 'Maybe if I pretend nothing wrong happened, he won't notice…'

The servant followed him in and answered the question sincerely:

"Lenny…? No… Can't say I have. Who is she? Daughter of the milkman?"

"She said she lives nearby, but she has no parents. She lives on her own..."

"How would a child live alone on her own?"

"I know, right? It must be hard. I was thinking… Don't we have space for someone else…"

"…No!" Thomas interrupted.

Josiah swallowed his words.

"But…"

"Young master
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