Chapter 128: The Truth Shall Set Us Free, Part 1

NOTE: This is a new rewrite 30/07/23. I forgot that Liara wasn't supposed to remember Will meeting Lorias. Rewrote most of the chapter because of the mistake. Enjoy the new read!

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"You were hunting Grendel?" It was obvious to me that Liara was trying very hard not to roll her eyes. "Of course, you were… Zen suspected as much." 

"Zen?" I repeated. 

"Who do you think told me you'd gone missing?" 

"I wasn't missing… It's only been a day."

The she-elf stoked the fire between us with the same stick she'd used to point out those footprints in the ground. Meanwhile, I was stretching out on my sleeping bag like a cat and pretending I wasn't bothered by the mysterious footprints or the fact that Liara was interrogating me. 

'Play it cool,' said the impish side of my mind. 

"Zen also said you were acting weird during Grimoire Studies after you learned about the monster's escape," Liara added.