Lady Yuan hesitated, but with the carefree smile plastered across my face, how could she not feel reassured? Even a very cautious rat would approach someone who looked as utterly harmless as I did.
Well, not that I intended to harm her. Not that I could, really…
In fact, maybe I was wrong about this entirely. Maybe the reason she decided to come sit next to me was because she was confident that I wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Either way, it was a win for me.
She settled next to me, and immediately the smell of her cloak hit my nose — stale and cloying, like wet wool left in a damp cellar for too long. I frowned before I could stop myself. I truly had no intention to give my distaste away, but I was so helpless when it came to facial expressions.
She caught it and stood up immediately then pulled the cloak off, apologizing with a polite bow. "I'm sorry, I used this to hide my identity. I was very wary of eyes on my way here."
