He couldn't believe he had trusted him so much, only to realize he had been duped by this simpleton. His acting skills were nothing short of legendary.
"No way, there's no such thing as a wolf thief. You're definitely lying," Martin said, puzzled, feeling like Maxwell was still making things up. How could there be anything to steal in this forest, let alone a wolf? If such a place existed, they wouldn't have been starving before.
"Martin, really, this time I'm telling the truth," Maxwell replied earnestly, his face serious. After a moment of thought, Maxwell quickly added, "And this isn't the first time. I've discovered there are other people nearby. They've set up many traps, and last night, that wolf was stolen from one of those traps."
"What? There are other people nearby?" Martin wa
