"But I see you as a tool, Mister Noah. I always did," she said with calm.
For the first time since he knew her, Arachnea was clearly avoiding his gaze.
"Because I am a dwarf, not having a master is physically harmful for me. So I needed someone… anyone really."
"..."
"To be honest, when I saw how you reacted to Miss Momo's death—a demon's death—I thought: 'oh, she might be different from what I thought'," she said furrowing her eyebrows. "Ah, of course, I didn't mean it in a positive way. I was just thinking that you were probably easy to sway—why, as a human, would you care so much otherwise? Even though this kingdom is trying to be more open to them, it is a fact the population doesn't like demons."
Her gaze shifted back to him.
