Chapter 107: Layers of Truth

Ariana could not believe Zavren. He was calm...so calm, he looked completely unbothered. She just waited for him to explain himself, her gaze steady. Silence hung in the air as they studied the painting.

Ariana knew that if this had been displayed in the village, many would have burst into laughter. But no one did that here. They took the painting seriously, they simply studied it, trying to understand it.