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We didn’t know why or how this situation had come to be.
But we could tell what was going on. Ellen had attacked Aaron Mede, and he’d tried to escape through the secret exit, only to encounter me just as I was about to go in.
But that wasn’t all.
Eleris knew Ellen, but Sarkegar did not.
Ellen wielded Lament in her right hand. Sarkegar wasn’t as brutish as Loyar, and was capable of understanding the implications.
I needed to get Ellen out of here quickly, before Sarkegar figured something out.
“We’ll talk later.”
“… Okay.”
Right now, dealing with Aaron Mede was the top priority.
I stripped him of his robe, taking away every scroll he had hidden away.
He couldn’t teleport on his own. I didn’t know all the details, but I had heard enough.
“You came with Harriet?” I asked.
“Yeah.”
“Bring her here.”
“… It’s dangerous to leave you. I should stay here and—”
“Bring her here,” I repeated, cutting her off in a commanding tone.
Ellen looked at me quietly.
Bringing Harriet over wasn’t the issue. I didn’t want Ellen to hear what I was about to say.
“Okay. Be careful.”
Ellen re-entered the secret passage, leaving me alone with Aaron Mede. Though he couldn’t see them, Eleris and Sarkegar were nearby.
“H-Hey… no, it’s all a misunderstanding. I don’t know what’s going on, but this is all a mistake.”
Aaron Mede seemed to realize he was screwed and tried to cover it all up with nonsense that he knew I wouldn’t believe.
I grabbed his collar and smiled. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a misunderstanding. It doesn’t change the fact that you deserve to die, whether you tried to kill me or not.”
Aaron Mede was certainly the culprit; and even if he wasn’t, he was a mad scientist who deserved death regardless.
I made sure Ellen was far enough away. I had to keep her away to prevent him from blurting out anything about a talking sparrow....
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