Jay - Lie Detector

Whatever horse goofery Sansaime was doing, she stopped. Her face turned partway toward him and her pipe shifted from one corner of her mouth to the other.

"Aye," she said.

She was lying.

Her hesitation proved it clear enough—she made an identical pause right before she tried to lowball him on Olliebollen's worth the night prior. But he expected her to lie before he even asked, mainly because after hearing her activities the night before he thought he knew the true answer and still felt mean enough to prod her on it. What surprised Jay was how calmly she lied. No discomfiture whatsoever.

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[4] Amorous Birds of Prey