After saying that, she shot Motan a slightly aggrieved look, but it really was the kind of look you just couldn't bring yourself to hate.
"So can I take it to mean that this whole time you've actually been hanging around me and Hei Fan?"
Motan gave no response at all to Jiawen's little sorrowful expression, just said blandly, "For the sake of observing us in detail."
Jiawen nodded, then said somewhat helplessly, "You can see it that way, but this kind of thing sounds simple and is actually really hard to pull off. I sort of have a side job that lets me Summon a few little things, and every now and then I can share my five senses with those Summoned Creatures I stationed near the Shady Grove Inn. But your perception is way too sharp—you practically spotted me instantly the first two times."
Motan frowned and asked tersely, "Magician? Sulfur bugs?"
