"Do you think I will forgive you just because you saved my life once and helped me escape the capital!?"
Hearing those words, Layla lowered her head and didn't even show anger after being slapped on the face.
"I am sorry, Xinran… I have failed as a friend."
"The royal prince… General Asterios was a great man; as his fiancée, I loved him the most. It took me a great deal of resolve to raise my sword against him too…"
"But… but believe me Xinran, he was already too far gone, and we had no way of saving him… he himself asked me to end his suffering!"
Hearing those words, Xinran's expression became even more fierce as emotions like sadness, anger, and helplessness appeared on her beautiful face.
"Do you take me for a fool!?"
"He had the royal heirloom that granted immense resistance to miasmic corruption!!"
"I refuse to believe that he got corrupted so easily! Tell me the truth, Layla! Don't force me to use my strength on my closest friend!"
