For Liora and Mirela, accepting the truth/lie this easily was not difficult, since they had already been thinking along similar lines. Even a small relief could be seen settling on their faces.
Only Lucen looked slightly skeptical. His stone-still face gave nothing away, and Adyr could not read what the man truly thought. Yet the choice to remain silent said enough; he felt no obligation to argue, only to watch.
They realized that, far from depressing them, it actually made them more excited. Finding out that their past was based on a legend rather than being meaningless or empty made them stand taller, with pride building up inside them like a warm tide.
Especially when they believed one of the Paths Adyr followed was Astra. If he belonged to that lineage, then standing beside him would only draw them closer to their god, Astrael.
