The mind-reading moment sits in the room.
Cresty gulped. She had heard the rumors of how powerful The Eye was and how she expected him to be. Yet, mind-reading was not on her list of traits.
"I can," said The Eye. "So there is no need for nervousness."
"I..." Who wouldn't be nervous standing in front of you?
"I've tried making this room as calming as possible, but it seems my reputation, or should I say, the opinion of others of me still precedes me," said The Eye before continuing. "Regarding Lexel Torga, would you be so kind as to keep a close eye on him? You'll be my eye, would you not?"
Cresty's pupils dilated a bit, "As in?"
"Whatever information that you have on him must only be shared in this private channel between us," said The Eye. "That means not even the guild, nor Fallas, nor the upper echelon of this guild of mine should know."
Cresty raised her brows. Things had escalated to something she had not anticipated.
