[ Theressa, were you wearing that ring before? ]
"Oh… this one? It is Lady Karina's."
'??? What??' — [ How come you have it, Theressa? ]
"… ?! Sister, I have not done any wrongdoing! I swear to Izeneya!"
"!???" — 'I didn't say that!'
"I did not steal it nor accept it as a gift. When she was leaving to fix her dress, it fell from her hand, and she requested that I keep it in the meantime. I decided to wear it for I have nowhere else to safely keep it… please do not think otherwise…"
The overmuch concern in explaining herself bewildered Marianne's being. It was clear in her eyes that perhaps the mention of the accessory pertaining to Karina had made her cautious, as the woman was still suspicious; yet her concerns had been conveyed to her sister during the days at the Noverrne's household.
