reasoned

Panaroli reasoned that the absence of this crossing granted chameleons greater freedom of eye movement.

But it had been only two months, she reasoned.

“Which would take many months, given the shortness of Cassiopeia’s legs,” she reasoned.

Mitlyng reasoned that Pierre didn’t want to admit to shooting Fedrick because, as a felon, it was a crime for him to possess a firearm.

If you can understand that code, they reasoned, you can unpick the wonders of life.