Back in the now-empty underground room save for Marcus and the Matron, the latter was looking at the former while waiting for an explanation.
Marcus could clearly sense this, but he silently stood and stared into space for a few minutes.
He seemed to be trying hard to control his emotions, and as someone who had known him for decades, the Matron could sense this.
Finally, unable to handle her curiosity any more, the Matron opened her mouth and said, "Mar-"
"He saved Lucas."
Interrupted in this way, the Matron first frowned for a little while.
Then, she said, "He was just saving his own body. Besides, Lucas saved him from the Church for that much time. There is no debt, Marcus. Don't take this upon yourself. You know how important power is for us right now. The accords say we must not meddle with the Central Continent, but this is definitely an exception. Y-"
BANG
