As Ves continued to chat with Master Laila Rebecca Devos about the artworks that her ancient clan had put up for display, she continued to diverge into unexpectedly weighty subjects.
It put Ves on edge. He gradually realized that there may be more to this farewell banquet than sending him off with a wave.
Ves felt snookered by the Devos Ancient Clan. He thought he had built a relationship based on mutual trust and goodwill.
Right now, that trust and goodwill had begun to erode when he started to pick up more and more clues that the Devosans or rather the Terrans were up to no good.
A mech designer as clever as Master Laila could not possibly miss his growing suspicion and unease.
However, for whatever reason, the old woman did not bring up the subject directly, but continued to show him different plants and artworks that added a lot of class to the Hymn of the Trees.
