Eleanor and Tina exchanged glances for a moment after Asher's question hung in the air.
Eleanor had already prepared various responses for when she returned to the Gwendolyn estate, particularly when facing Alger, the Marquess and Marchioness. She needed a plausible explanation for her sudden recovery.
Eleanor couldn't feign innocent honesty and admit to her family that she had been sneaking out of the estate while still suffering from a severe head injury. She couldn't claim that she had coincidentally encountered a wandering priest in Selene City—one unaffiliated with the Holy Temple of Elarion—who just so happened to be selling a powerful healing potion for an exorbitant price. It was an absurd story, and she had no intention of making herself look foolish after sustaining such a grave injury.
