There are brief, selective moments, in which Decim’s attention diverts from the duo present as his most recent task to judge, to his assistant. He has become better at this, surely, translating certain layers of complexity through the increasingly recognizable information sketched over her expressions. It does not make his surprise from the revelations any less frequent. ❝ You believe he is lying? ❞ More statement than question, but it is a request for answers nonetheless. The unspoken ‘why’ that fills up the space between each word.













