Sidia froze where she stood, desperately trying to hide the anguish blossoming in her chest. She didn’t want to seem affected by this information. It wouldn’t make sense for her to be so upset about this, and she couldn’t raise any suspicion. Instead, she decided to redirect the conversation and give them a believable reason for her altered mood.

“If he did such a thing, then why have you left me alone with him? It was just the two of us earlier for training,” Sidia ...