That had been the excuse for her absence when the nagas attacked Fortified City 89 and the top three universities asked for her reinforcement.
If she had truly been training in her seclusion, her sudden arrival here didn't make sense.
"Greetings to the Overlord," Catherine said with a faint smile. "You were supposed to be locked away in seclusion. That's why you didn't join the fight against the nagas, isn't it? So how did you come here?"
Aurora didn't respond.
The silence lingered long enough to feel deliberate.
Catherine studied her carefully.
The Overlord's calm gaze, and the absence of any explanation was already its own kind of answer.
In that quiet moment, Catherine's thoughts drifted to an old memory. Of the envoy Elira Vance from Fortified City 22.
That woman had once tried to recruit Isaac away.
Later it had been revealed that the Elira they met was a naga spy wearing her face, intent on kidnapping him.
