Lie

Wide-eyed, Alicia looked at him in surprise.

"Yes. I decided to take you with me to look for that place. I meant to go alone and then bring you there once I found it. But after receiving news on how you're locking yourself up in here, I believe it's better if you were to come along with me."

The doubts and suspicions in Alicia's eyes didn't subside as she kept her eyes on him.

"This has happened before, Alicia. So even if you find my explanation illogical, you don't have a choice but to believe it. Your powers didn't disappear, they were just drawn out of you and stored somewhere else…" Zeres sighed when Alicia's eyes narrowed even more. "Fine, I'm not going to say any more about it. You'll see it all for yourself soon anyway. Now please get ready so we can leave as soon as possible. I'll wait for you outside."

With that, Zeres walked away, leaving Alicia standing there, frowning hard as she stared at Zeres' back.