It felt as if the very air had been sucked out of the room.
I froze on the spot, unable to react at all as the pair of dimples before me grew even more pronounced. Myles's gaze changed as he stared at me. It was almost as if he was taking amusement in the situation.
As if… he was some sort of predator that had just caught its prey.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Don't tell me that—"
"You're speaking nonsense."
Snapping out of it, I leaned back on my chair while looking at the rat with the same poker face I had worn from the start. While my inner emotions were in turmoil, I was still able to maintain my poker face.
'Good thing for all of the scenarios that I've gone through.'
Had it been the me of the past, there'd have been a good chance I'd have given it away with my expression.
But even so…
"You think I'm the Jester? That anomaly?"
