If our answers are found out to be lies at a later point, there'll be consequences. A penalty game. Logically, it made sense. A punishment for breaking the rules by lying. From the sound of it, this penalty could be anything. Spur of the moment. It was fitting for a game like this.

Or that's what he would have thought under normal circumstances. But the undertones behind the suggestion made seem like... Well, he felt like he was somehow being threatened by this child. Which was ridiculous if he really considered it. But there was no way he could ignore his baser instincts. What was he to make of this situation? The idea of regarding a child with wariness and suspicion didn't sit well with him, but...

Regardless, the point was neither of them were to lie and expect nothing to come of it. There were no worries on either end if everyone told the truth. He could think more on this situation later when he wasn't so close to it.

"Alright then," he said levelly, calmly. He marked down the blank spaces - four, five, and five - on the page, then turned it so it was facing Albedo and placed the pen down for the boy to take. A short phrase or saying of some kind, it seemed, which was more interesting than a simple word. It was far too early to be strategic, so all he could do was throw out wild guesses. "Let's see. I will guess... G."