Claude’s explanation made a lot of sense (in that nonsensical Landel’s-logic way), and it explained both why Ilia looked way too young to be his mother, and also why she never told Anise about this. And his dad had been around, too? That was pretty wild. Anise wondered if she might have met him without knowing.

Still, if there was anything Anise didn’t like, it was being kept in the dark. “Boooo. You should’ve told me sooner!” she pouted at the two of them. “You too, Guy!”

But Claude did just apologize, and they didn’t really have time to be arguing about something like this, so Anise supposed she’d have to accept the apology without giving him too much grief (she wanted him to feel a little bad, though). “Well… anyway, if you’re sorry, then I guess I forgive you.” Now that she confirmed what she wanted to know, there wasn’t much time to pry for details. They had more important things to focus on. “… Is the device safe?”