Blood continuously spilled from the corner of Seldan's mouth, the intense pain in his chest almost consuming him.
As a Mage, being ambushed at close range by a Ranger whose strength already exceeded his own, he had no time to react.
However, more heart-wrenching than the physical pain was the shock from the betrayal of a dear friend.
He tightly grasped Peragel's arm holding the arrow, his bloodshot eyes fixed firmly on the other, squeezing out a question between clenched teeth, "Why...?"
"All of this... is for the 'boss's' great cause..."
Yet as he uttered these words, two rows of uncontrollable tears slid down Peragel's eyes.
"What... what am I doing? No... I must do this, it's all for... for..."
Peragel retreated two steps in bewilderment, releasing his grip to clutch his head, seemingly caught in intense inner struggle.
Seldan widened his eyes in shock, then appeared to understand something.
