Squelch!
As the sound of a blade piercing through flesh echoed through the cavern, Garrick's fists slowly curled.
'This guy.'
Though it was Fiona who had just killed the man, his eyes remained fixed on Zephyrion, who stood calmly amid the lifeless corpse of the Sanguine.
Garrick had been watching the duo from the start. He had placed Fiona with Zephyrion in the hope that his presence and actions would somehow help her overcome her problem.
However, everything had unfolded in a way he had never imagined.
'He planned everything.'
Earlier, when he had given her the task of killing a Sanguine despite knowing the problem she faced, Garrick had brushed it off as an error on Zephyrion's part.
Yet, it was only after they entered the caves that he realized it had all been deliberate.
Because of that failure, Fiona had opened up to him about what troubled her. And his advice…
