Daqiang is right to assume a stage play's performance in Lyney's bow, because Lyney is a performer; both figuratively and literally, at home both dazzling audiences for his magic shows as well as putting on elaborate acts to trick and bamboozle potential targets if the situation called for it. He knows how to work a crowd, and there's an understanding in Fontaine between performer and audience, the collective agreement to suspend disbelief and shatter the barrier between reality and fantasy, all for the spectacle of the stage.

The honest question from Dongfang makes Lyney pause briefly. His lord... well, that's one way to describe "Father", isn't it? He chuckles, offering a smile that is just a bit tighter than natural.

"Ah, well, you could say something like that! "Father" is quite strong indeed, though not a magician like my sister or I. Though I am flattered to hear you consider me so powerful! I haven't even had to perform a single magic trick to impress you. Perhaps my reputation is growing stronger by the day!"