"Ah! You didn't even know, yet you still chose to trust Valen—looks like you truly are a fool."
Hearing Noan's words, Zeka was infuriated to the extreme. Being repeatedly called a fool in front of his goddess made him feel both ashamed and enraged.
However, Zeka knew Noan was right.
In such harsh weather, a ten-mile journey might as well be a hundred.
There was a real chance that even within twenty-four hours, he and Violette wouldn't be able to make it across.
After listening, Violette also realised something was odd about Valen. Though he had seemed kind, bringing them here for shelter,
every time the mission was mentioned, Valen would find excuses to avoid or delay it.
The final straw was earlier, when Zeka asked Valen about the location of the 'Black Snow' fortress.
Not only did Valen refuse to answer, but he also delayed until tonight—yet, at the time, Zeka didn't know why he had trusted Valen so completely, without a shred of doubt.
