Alexander was very surprised to hear Lady Inayah so accurately describe his state of mind, about how he might be thinking of ignoring Mirzah's slights if it benefited him. Alexander did not think Lady Inayah knew him that well.
But it seemed she did.
And thus she finished with a jeering chuckle,
"Heh, well sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Mirzah hates you. He hates your guts… because you are from Thesos. So if he gets the seat to Matrak, your alliance with the province ends right then and there."
"....." This was a heavy silence following Lady Inayah's words as Alexander's face lost most of its luster. If before he was only apprehensive about Mirzah, now he was seriously worried.
He of course did not doubt Lady Inayah's statement in the slightest, but still, it seemed all so sudden and illogical that Alexander struggled to make heads or tails of it.
Hence after a while he could not help but iterate,
