Hiding and Seeking
The question was solidly a jump scare. It was coming out of nowhere and caught Ahli off guard. As his adrenaline started to rush, he saw the calm face of Damian staring back at him. The eyes that locked into him was intensely focused without leaving any single gap of mistake.
"Card mage? What are you talking about?" Ahli tried his hardest to not make his tone of speech irregular, keeping the intonation speed as normal as he could, even though it slightly almost going too fast at some part of it.
"You are trying your hardest to speak normally, but my question just made your heart beat faster. I have to say it is impressive, even though not that good."
The lie was seen through and it was not good Ahli thought. However, the proof was not yet laid out, and therefore there were still chances for Ahli to deny and dodge the questions.
"So, you are accusing me of being a card mage? Why?"