Theora felt so upset after finding out about Orion's lie that she barely talked during dinner, letting her roommates socialize with the De Boreal knights. Their more experienced peers were kind and obviously trying to make them feel welcome, but she just wasn't in the spirit for a cheerful dinner with them. When Selvie, who had noticed she was unusually quiet, asked her about her mood, Theora explained in a few words. Her friend frowned.
"Most nobles have several residences," she said. "Maybe he works in another of the De Boreal residences?"
"Maybe," Theora muttered, hardly believing it.
"He could also be working for one of their vassal families," Keffen uttered from Theora's other side, having heard everything. "He wouldn't be the first guy to slightly exaggerate his job to impress a g
