Count Laverdale signaled for the maids inside the room to leave.
Once they had gone, he released his Cognis.
A thin layer of Cognis spread outward and surrounded the entire room, sealing it from the outside. No sound from their conversation would escape, and nothing outside would disturb what they were about to discuss.
Thomas looked towards Aurora and the Duke of Ashenlocke with a serious expression.
"There's a probability Vera is going through a recollection of past actions, and it's overloading her brain too much, causing the nausea. It also seems to be happening while she sleeps, since that's when we humans usually dream the most."
Aurora Ashenlocke's eyes widened.
She placed a new white handkerchief she received from one of the maids after the previous one had become stained with too much blood, covering her mouth, as she reacted with shock.
Valentine did not react immediately to what Thomas had said.
He simply turned toward Vera.
"Is that what's happening to you?"
