"Well, someone asked him before," Eli said, lowering his voice slightly, "and he just casually answered that if you control a female, you'll eventually control her male too."
A faint chill ran through the air after that.
"We didn't really take him seriously after that," Eli continued with a shrug, though there was a hint of unease behind it. "We just treated him like some kind of beast… someone obsessed with playing with people's emotions for his own amusement."
He glanced at Viola, his expression turning more serious.
"He's harmless— to beast that is. But honestly, I'd suggest you don't get swayed by anything he says. You definitely shouldn't trust him."
Viola nodded slowly.
"I understand. Thank you for telling me, Eli."
She tried to sound calm, reassuring even.
"You don't need to worry. We barely talked, and I don't think he's that interested in us anyway."
She paused for a moment, her thoughts drifting.
I don't even have a 'male' to begin with…
