Realizing that Alice had caught him in a flawless social checkmate, Verso decided he had no choice but to open his mouth. Running away would only confirm his guilt, and staying silent was making him look like a complete idiot.
'I guess I will just take a page out of Han's book and act like everything is perfectly normal.' He thought, awkwardly clearing his dry throat with a cough.
He forced his posture straight and offered a polite, stiff smile.
"Nice to meet you again, Lady Ragnar."
Hearing this formal exchange, Han looked between the two of them, his practiced diplomatic smile faltering into genuine confusion.
"Wait, you both really know each other?"
Instead of answering verbally, both Verso and Alice unanimously nodded their heads 'yes' at the exact same time.
