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Trickery always worked best against weaker opponents.
They believed too easily because, no matter how smart and powerful anyone might seem, deep down, most humans held true weakness beneath their skin, waiting patiently until given reason enough.
The truth was often hidden behind layers of deception. Once discovered, many people went insane, trying desperately to conceal whatever secret lay concealed underneath their lies.
Even worse, sometimes secrets came out unintentionally through words spoken under pressure without any intent whatsoever. Lies usually sounded convincing at first glance—that was part of human nature.
Lance had already fallen prey to this, and it was already too late when he realized the slip-up he had made. The worst part was that there was no going back now. He had lost control of himself, leaving him unable to take back his words.