After all, Roxanna had once believed that Leon and Lisa would never be capable of doing something so cruel to her—such as chopping off her fingers or even killing her—but she had been terribly wrong.
[Oh, Host…] the system's voice echoed softly in her mind. [You cannot compare yourself to Elior.]
[You've always been terrible at judging people.]
[You're too quick to believe that others are incapable of doing evil.]
Roxanna pressed her lips into a thin line and replied hesitantly in her mind, [No… I'm not like that.]
The system fell silent, as if it already knew she would never admit the truth so easily.
Then the elder's gentle voice broke the tension. "Michaela once told us something," he said with a warm smile. "She said we could trust her daughter with all our hearts."
Roxanna held her breath for a moment, saying weakly. "Really?"
"She said her daughter was a very kind person," the elder continued. "So kind that others often took advantage of her."
