"Why did you stop? And then what?" Lina couldn't hold back any longer when she noticed Pannis had fallen silent. She scratched at the smooth surface of the table with her fingers, clenching her teeth as she spoke, "That's why I—I hate you storytellers the most. This habit of yours is just so infuriating, always stopping halfway through the tale. Can't you consider the feelings of us, the listeners? Every time I read a book, and I come across such a novel, I curse the author over and over again in my heart. Do you want to receive the same treatment?"