The grip of the vimodial loosened.
Kailen could finally breathe freely.
Kailen stared into the fellow's eyes.
It was full of shock, uncertainty, doubt, half belief.
"Tell me what you know. If you dare lie, you will have a fate worse than death," he said.
Kailen knelt on the ground. He had to play by the rules. He was the weaker one here.
Any sign of pride and he'd die.
He knelt on the ground.
The vimodial observed him closely before he even spoke, scrutinizing the human prey for any sign of a lie.
"My Lord. The painting on the wall. The moment I saw it, I remembered her," Kailen spoke with feigned fear, facial expressions so real.
"Interesting." The vimodial tried to be calm. He asked, "No one knows about her. So how do you know about her?"
Kailen had anticipated this question. He had been reading this bastard for a long time. And he was reading him now. He wore his thoughts on his face.
