It took a full ten minutes for Amael to explain the entire situation to Belle, how he'd encountered Lisandra and Alphonse during their fight with Metatron, how he'd saved them, how they'd started visiting his camp, how he'd suggested they fake their deaths to end the war, and how they'd ended up living here together on Xenithia for the past three years.
When he finally finished, Belle fell into thoughtful silence.
The quiet stretched long enough that even Amael, who was used to his mother's contemplative moments, started to feel slightly uneasy. He could hear her processing every detail, turning it over, examining it from angles he probably hadn't considered.
Finally, she raised her gaze back to the two women sitting across from them.
Both Lisandra and Alphonse visibly flinched under her silver stare.
