"Even if that kind of involvement were completely possible given your history and capabilities," the ogre replied in a composed tone, her dark eyes remaining steady as she closed them briefly in a gesture of thoughtful restraint before reopening them to meet Titania's gaze directly, "I want to make it clear that I was not insinuating or implying anything of the sort in my words just now."
She paused again, letting the clarification hang for a second to diffuse any misunderstanding, before continuing with quiet certainty. "But you definitely have a hand in it somehow, do you not?"
Then she opened her eyes again, the dark depths of them fixing firmly on Titania's violet ones with an intensity that refused to waver or soften.
