"..."
"..."
Elianna just stood there and stared directly at me, and I found myself doing the exact same thing to her. I honestly did not know what I was supposed to do or even how I should react in a situation like this.
And seeing how the two of us were just silently staring each other down—
"Uhh, do you two happen to know each other?"
One of the five armored knights that had first arrived at the clearing asked that.
Elianna and I both turned our heads to look at that specific knight at the same time, then we looked back at each other again... I just frowned and decided it was best to keep my mouth shut for now.
"Ah, we just happened to see each other in the library yesterday and shared a small talk... I think we are just both very surprised to see each other out here in the forest."
Elianna answered the knight, providing a convenient cover story.
"Ohh, that is quite fortunate then."
The knight responded with a nod. Then, facing me properly—
