"Brother... Why?!"
Those were the first words that shattered the silence, as we all beheld Argus quietly sauntering out of the camp, the smile upon his face unchanging despite the seeming heaviness of his previously light steps.
"Why would you demand such a condition?!" The same voice echoed out again, as I turned to behold my anxious brother's emerald eyes. "Why would you gamble so much, your very life, for the opportunity to kill just one man?!"
I did not immediately answer, but instead continued to comb my fingers through Bellerophon's ashen fur, as I carefully swept my gaze across all those around me.
