"So you're saying you overheard Prince Lioren talking with Prince Caleus about something called their 'real plan'?"
Lumine nodded.
"But you don't know what that plan is, do you?"
Ranni looked dubious as Lumine nodded again, his expression grave.
"I only heard it by coincidence. If I'd stayed any longer, they would've noticed me eavesdropping... I didn't want to risk my life for it."
Lumine looked away, his face tightening with something like shame.
Immediately, Ranni's expression softened with empathy. After what Caleus had done at dinner, it was natural for everyone to feel like they were walking on thin ice—especially around him.
Ranni found no fault in Lumine's explanation. Unlike Azriel, who had skipped nearly a month of classes back at the academy, Lumine was the diligent student who attended everything. From what she knew of his character, he wasn't the type to lie.
Little did she know that Lumine was, in fact, a shameless liar.
At least when he had to be.
