Silence fell between Ray and Nameless as no one spoke.
This silence shattered as Ray spoke in a calm tone.
"Nameless, what if I told you that you are not what you've been led to believe? That your cursed seal isn't what it seems. Would you believe me?"
"No," Nameless replied swiftly, "When my seal was discovered to be blank, every Invigilator under the Crown's command was summoned to study it. They all said the same thing. My seal is useless. I am a hopeless case. Those people can see things other can't. They can peer into fate and glimpse heaven's secrets. If even they saw nothing special in my seal, then how could it possibly be different than what it seems?"
"Either they were all lying, or they were deceived, their divinations falsified by a stronger invigilator who didn't want to continue seeing you in the position of the Crown Prince," Ray said, his words laced with utmost confidence.
Nameless stiffened.
