I gracefully picked up my cup of tea, which was supplied by some magicians in this tower.
They didn't have maids to make ordinary tea, but this magic-brewed tea was actually very delectable.After all, I was a rather special guest they had to treat with care.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I wasn't the only one sitting around this round table.
"Ellios, do you not like tea? I find this interesting occasion quite special."
I glanced up at him, who was looking down at his lap instead of the freshly brewed cup in front of him.
"N-no! Its not that I don't like it.......just......"
"Or is my presence bothering you? Is it me that you don't like?" I asked curiously.
A stop of silence, then his head jerked up to face me.
"Of course not! I-I would never hate you!"
He looked slightly worried, like he was scared of me getting to conclusions.
And at that moment then, I had an odd thought.
Ellios was worried about me thinking that he hated me, and he was never one to maintain appearances.
And whats more, he would never refute a fact so harshly like that.
Why would he deny my statement to that extent?
"Ellios........do you perhaps like me?" I asked, then slowly sipped my tea.
His normal gesture stayed on his face for a few seconds, leading me to believe that he didn't actually.
But a comprehensive spark lit his eye, and he flinched back quickly.
His lips started quivering, and his face reddened into the shade of a fresh tomato.
"That n-not it!"
He looked down in embarrassment.
But after a few seconds, he glimpsed up to look at me.
His eyes widened as he realised something, and his lips quibbled out words.
"As a friend......of course!!!"
His rather loud tone surprised me, and shook me back a bit.
He gave me a hopeful stare, as if wanting me to believe that.
'But Ellios.......'
I looked away from him.
'How do I say this? He was a rather bad liar.'
Using my arms, I pushed the table so my wooden chair would squeak back.
Without looking back at the embarrassed Ellios and my half dranken still-warm cup of tea, I walked out the shabby lobby that was considered the guest room.
"Well then, I'll take my leave. I do believe its time for the examination."
It was a terrible excuse, but Ellios was in too much of a weakened state to see through the lie.
I myself was confused, and wanted some space for myself to think in.
I really did have the examination today, but it was half an hour away.
Flopping onto my bed, I cleared out my mind.
It was impossible to deny that he had thought of me as a friend, but the fact that he was still a capture target stayed in my mind.
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