If Aske had been here, he would have definitely recognized the voice as that of Guard Captain Michael — though by now his position had already been taken by none other than Her Majesty Zoe, and he no longer held any official court position.
"Indeed," Varomina slightly turned her head back and gave a "you understand" look.
In the Shadow Realm, Mia was listening to their conversation and was utterly confused. However, she caught one phrase they mentioned, which was "nefarious intent".
Are they talking about me and Aske?
Mia had a sharp intuition that these two were actually communicating in secret code.
Since everyone had nefarious intentions, perhaps their goals were aligned; she decided she might as well follow them a bit longer to see where this was heading.
Following the two deep into the monastery, Varomina and Michael reached the end of the corridor and suddenly stopped in front of a certain room.