The huge room seemed exceptionally empty and everything was very quiet, so quiet that one could clearly hear the cold wind blowing outside the window, the burning and collapsing wood in the fireplace, and the slow ticking of the clock.
It was such a comfortable and peaceful scene, curled up by the fireplace on a winter day with someone to keep me company, and even time seemed to slow down.
In the end, like a silent sea that he dared not disturb, Lorenzo curled up on the sofa, looking at the girl under the window.
It was almost dark, but there were no lights on in the room. The dim light coming through the window made it difficult for Lorenzo to see her clearly.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve done this.”
Seryu suddenly sighed with a faint smile.
"It should have been a long time since we have been together like this since I became the heir."
Lorenzo thought about it.
"You mean the time when you were throwing up in the cargo hold?"
The journey of bringing Seleucus back to Yngvig was full of hardships. Lorenzo took great efforts to get two tickets back to Yngvig. At that time, the two of them got along quietly, but the silence at that time was because of the damn seasickness.
Hearing this, Seleu couldn't help but smile. For her, this was a rare and beautiful memory. Although for Lorenzo, he didn't really want to experience it a second time.
"What kind of guest would that be?"
Lorenzo asked, breaking the peaceful silence.
"A guest who... is a surprise to you."
Seleu replied that she seemed to enjoy troubling Lorenzo.
"Aren't you a detective? Use your amazing deduction skills."
Looking at the lazy dog curled up on the sofa, this person is like a fog. You never know from what angle he will give you a surprise.
"That's not reasoning, Seleucus, it's just a cunning trick."
Lorenzo shook his head. To be honest, he was not really a great detective, but his deception was sophisticated enough to make everyone think he was a "detective".
"Then why don't you continue to use trickery? You can always get what you want by tricking."
Seleu turned his head and looked at him. There was obviously no extra light, but those blue eyes seemed to be emitting a faint light, as if they were the pupils of the wild beast, reflecting light in the dark night.
"Just like you lied to me, you said you were my cousin and came to take me home..."
This is what Lorenzo said to Seleu on a winter day many years ago, and the girl let down her guard and returned to Inglvig with him.
It was truly a fateful meeting. You thought you were alone, but out of the grey, someone reached out to you.
"Deception requires flexibility, such as using different moments and angles."
Lorenzo replied calmly.
“That’s what I taught you.”
During the not-so-long journey, in order to facilitate his own actions, to kill time, or to enable Seleu to have some ability to protect herself, Lorenzo taught her many strange things.
"Yes, a convincing deception."
Seleu said slowly that she was very good at this, and even said that with the talent of seeing through minds, she did better than Lorenzo.
"So you were... a trick on me, too, right?"