It was me who finished Vex's statement. "The Covenant of Eternity being the silent backer of the lionkin would explain everything."
She nodded with an uncharacteristically serious expression, "Exactly."
"This is beyond us, we should go back to the Consortium with our findings," Ayame voiced her thoughts.
"I agree, but there's an angle we could exploit," Aurora added. I also had a thought of my own, and based on Vex's sly expression, so did she. However, I was eager to hear what my plump princess had to say. "Go ahead."