After everything had finally settled down, Luca sat in contemplative silence for a long moment.
His gaze drifted toward Leona, his eyes narrowing slightly as if he were piecing together a puzzle.
The intensity of his stare made Leona tense up, her body going rigid with apprehension.
Finally, Luca broke the silence.
"Did the queen of the Lamia Race say anything specifically about me after she woke up?"
Leona's eyes widened in shock.
"How did you know?" She blurted out, her voice betraying her surprise.
Luca just chuckled softly, a knowing smile playing on his lips.
"If she saw what I think she saw..." He said slowly, his voice dropping to a more serious register. "...then she definitely had a couple of words for me."
"And I'm pretty sure those words weren't nice. Quite vengeful and full of malice, instead."
