The mimic wearing a scarred soldier's face ignored them. Instead, his steely gaze remained on Marron, like a merchant checking for fish bites on saltwater pearls.
Ding!
[Scan Complete: Mimic Lieutenant]
Level: 35
Rank: A+ (Paranoia)
Traits: Relentless suspicion, adaptive pattern recognition, intolerance for lies.
Notes:Passing his test will lower paranoia significantly. Failure will trigger instant exposure.
Marron swallowed the lump in her throat.
I've never seen a monster with an A+ in paranoia before.
She thought the beastkin had been cautious with her, even wary. But this monster weaponized his paranoid state and had risen above it.
Oh, of course. Marron bit the inside of her cheek. Someone like him? He's probably sniffed out a hundred liars, and studied a hundred cons.
But those were Savorian tricks, and she wasn't from this world.
She had, however, killed one of his chefs.
