"AFTER all the fuss about "seducing" me, you're suddenly dumping me?"
"I know, right?" Neoma agreed with Ruto because she knew that her request to break up was too abrupt. "I'm serious, though."
"Why?"
"As you can see, I'm currently imprisoned– I don't have time to date."
[Not that we've gone on a proper date yet.]
"You practically put yourself there."
"If you're going to play mind games, you must confuse your enemies first," she said, shrugging. "Obviously, the crows have the upper hand because the Empress Dowager has the authority to give the final verdict during the trial. Hence, they must be out of their wits at the moment. And that's what I'm aiming for."
"You're aiming for the moment they make a mistake after you got them overthinking?"
"I knew you'd get me," she said, proud of Ruto for being on the same wavelength as hers. "The crows will hide their dirt that they're afraid of getting revealed. We just have to keep an eye on them."
