Shelvin’s gaze swept past Erin before settling on Darius as he said, “It’s just that I sensed an abnormality in the lady when she arrived earlier. Thus, I backtracked on all Yarlyn and my collective memories to compare—”

Erin’s eyebrows gathered into a deep frown, but she refrained from commenting as she could tell Darius was solely focused on the conversation.

Despite seeing the two’s different behaviors, Shelvin continued, “I found out those horrible people from the East—the rotten ones that