Anthony let out a long sigh, feeling as if he'd just survived a life-or-death scare. Was it really necessary to pull off such a big ploy just to ask a question?
The key issue was that Anthony couldn't discern whether what she said was true or false, which was extremely rare for him. Either the other party was shrewder and better at acting than he was, or she was genuinely telling the truth.
Was she telling the truth? Anthony's mind raced, and he asked hesitantly, "What's wrong with the Great Speaker? What's he become?"
"He's become very depressed, very sullen, very lethargic, as if he's lost all his fighting spirit. He spends every day lying on a stone basking in the sun. When I ask him what's wrong, he just says he's replenishing calcium through sunbathing," Lea explained.
