"To the Terra Empire. Victor and I found a path leading inside, so we're heading there to deal with the Terra people."
The moment Lyirrs heard those words, her movements halted.
Her brown eyes shifted toward him, sharp and stunned for a brief second before she quickly looked away again.
Clearly, this was the first time she had heard about it. More than that... she was hearing it from him instead of Her Majesty.
That fact alone irritated her far more than she wanted to admit.
For several seconds, only the faint sound of metal scraping against metal echoed through the room. Lyirrs silently stared at the dismantled mechanical parts spread across the table before finally speaking in a careful voice.
"How exactly did you even find a path there?"
Aether grinned instantly.
"It's a trade secret~"
Lyirrs's lips twitched faintly.
"Of course it is."
