Asima raised her hands to her chest- they were still shaking with Asima's fury. She forced a gasp through parted lips, "Tem! Why would you deny Eshe? She was just telling me about the sweet things you were telling her! Does father know about this?"

She moved towards Mesa, shaking her head and tried to force her expression into something sympathetic, "Miss Mesa, please tell me my brother has...been unfaithful to his betrothed? She will be so heartbroken..." She gave a pause, glancing down at Jacob, then back to his sister, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ruin anything for you two, or for your brother to stand witness to my brother's lack of moral...Please, forgive me."

Fake tears plopped out of Asima's face and she sniffled slightly, shaking her head and letting her arms fall to her sides.