"First of all, I cannot give you full access to that blood." Alice crossed her legs, narrowing her eyes at the Lord who sat in front of her. "I'm sure you understand why."
"Even if you are someone Allura once chose to grant a favour to, that was the past." She tilted her head ever so slightly, her gaze never leaving his. "Not the present. Certainly not the future. People change. Circumstances change. Intentions change. That is not something even you can deny."
"And to hand something of this... nature to you, of all people..." Alice lifted her chin.
"A Nine Sigil Lord."
"!!!" Faust snapped his gaze up.
How did she know?
He had revealed nothing. Not a single technique, not a single action, not even a fragment of aura that should have exposed him. He had been meticulous, restrained to the point of absurdity. There was no display, no slip, no evidence that should have allowed her to make that claim so casually.
At most, she should've only guessed his rank.
