[Why is he so good at this?! Does he truly have no connections here in Riva, but he knows so much? Is that even possible?] Narcissa pouted.
"Thank you for answering all my questions. I thought you would make a few mistakes, but you are updated with the goings. Where did you learn about the events in Medeus that were not publicly announced?" Arabella inquired.
"Ah, about those, I was unsure of my answers, Your Majesty," Ivan admitted bashfully. "I learned about them from Nadia. She had keen ears and heard most of it from the knights, maids, and butlers. Some she heard from nobles visiting the palace or from other civil servants. I wasn't sure about the veracity of the things she heard. But I kept asking her for updates since they may have some truth in them."
Rather than not being able to answer anything on some of her questions, Ivan gambled on the information from Nadia and answered correctly.
