Megilien continued to laugh inwardly, knowing that in doing so, she infuriated Randir. His last few statements puzzled her slightly, but she nonetheless knew, by some sixth sense, that he was lying. She told him this coldly, and he said a few things to her. He made to get up, but she pressed her hand down on his shoulder. She was strong, and managed to get him to stay, despite the fact that he was a bit bigger than her.
"Doubtless," she said, "you do need your rest. However, that can wait a bit...until you answer my questions." She grinned wickedly again, only for the sake of infuriating him. It worked. "And, since we both know that the other is lying, then there is no point in keeping up this charade, is there?" He gave her an odd look, then shook his head. "Now," she said. "Here is the fault I find in your story. If you had joined her in Rivendell, I would definitely have seen you: I stayed for a bit after she left. Now, if you would please tell me why you are here? And please do not lie this time," she added softly.
"If you tell the truth to me," she said after a bit of time, where Randir considered telling, "I shall tell you what I am doing here: no lies."
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