The question caught her by surprise but she quickly recovered and came up with a diplomatic answer. She didn't want to throw Zokman under the bus without being certain that his intentions were indeed malicious.
"I cannot say for certain that he is trying to sabotage you, my lord," she said carefully.
"But I find it strange that he believed that the warriors could survive for weeks without any kind of sustenance. That simply does not make any sense."
His eyes narrowed. "Is that a clever way of saying that I am stupid? Because I believed him."
She gasped. "No, my lord. I would never disrespect you like that."
"Stop with the ‘my lord,' Luna. I know you do not mean it. You have been bold enough to call me by name since we met, why stop now?"
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