Godfrey frowned. The Chief Alchemist sounded like a defeated man as he spoke, sometimes without emotion, sometimes with so much of it.
"Our nobles were the best of the best, picked out of millions of elite knights, and out of these select few, Apollyon stood out as a champion. You see, she didn't blame the man for her parents' death because he was a genuinely terrified man seeking refuge. There were two problems there that day… Fear and weakness.
Her parents were weak. Had they been strong, they would have defended themselves, and the man would have been too. The second was fear. If he had been brave, he would have faced his death while fighting back."
