Her tone was not unfriendly, but it was not overly warm either. Her face was calm, poised, composed, but she did not bother to smile too much. Just enough to be polite.
Ava blinked, slightly thrown off.
That was it?
The girl was confident enough to give her just one name? No full title, no family background, no fanfare?
Ava frowned, hiding it behind a neutral expression. She did not like the lack of energy from Nnenna. No deference, no eagerness to impress. It was a subtle kind of defiance, one she was not used to.
And more importantly… no last name.
Why not?
Ava had been hoping, counting, on that. If she had a name, she could trace it, dig into her background. Maybe even unravel the mystery that had annoyed her for years: where exactly was Somto from?
Not even her parents or Arthur would tell her. She suspected he was from one of the minor continents, but nothing was ever confirmed.
