"And what did you say?" Varys asked gently.
"I.. um. Accepted it?" Hope flinched a little after saying the words. Even though she was not doing anything wrong and definitely was not cheating on anyone, it kind of felt wrong.
Varys, who most of the time remained chill and calm around her suddenly clenched his jaw tight in anger.
"What exactly do you think we are doing with each other, Hope?" He asked in a soft voice that betrayed the hidden anger behind his words.
Hope stared into his eyes with barely contained emotions. She honestly did not know the answer to that. It felt like they were friends, but the closeness behind that friendship screamed more than friends.
"What do you want me to say?" She whispered. She wanted him to calm down. Although she had seen him get angry plenty of t
