If when he first meet him, Mukri heard Birandar speak such words, he'd be the first to smack the brat unconscious and drag him out of harm's way. But after what he witnessed his awakening, and the subsequent journey toward the mine, the bull no longer doubted that if one man could live up to those words—it was him. Convulsing no end, the Soul Refining Hall's 21 elders banged their heads against the floor—tears streaming down their cheeks as they endured the magnified grief of all their victims. The top four snapped back to consciousness, biting their lips to blood and trembling as they stood back up. And though he experienced the greatest trauma, Weeping Soul maintained his dignity of leader by rising before his subordinates—inspiring them with his straight back.