Just Like Silent Stones
They were now sitting at a table by the gardens at a large estate, sipping tea and eating biscuits and crepes. That estate of course belonged to the Mondstein family.
Lady Monstein and Lord Monstein, just like their son, do not talk much. It was like having a tea party with monks who have taken a vow of silence.
They barely make a single sound when they ate, lift the cup of tea on their mouths, and set it back down. Not even a single 'clink' or 'tap'.
This increased the awkwardness of the arrival, but this adds to Zeuxis' favor.
Because now, he has an excuse to be quiet for the mistake he made earlier. A mistake Ronin was still incredibly frustrated at him for.
It was so easy for him to stay quiet, but since he was a child, Zeuxis had a penchant for lying then being called for it. Like when he made up that lie of the pie-throwing as a tradition.
Every lie he spoke seemed to return to him as karma.
Another way that the silence worked out in their favor was…