"It would have made more sense for you to kill me rather than throw away the life you had for a man you never met," said Arthur to the pondering Zonas Mantra. The old man gave him a thin smile before looking at him.
"At that time, you were just a kid. Even if I didn't know you were the outsider, I would never kill a kid, even if they can grow to be a threat. I'm not that kind of man."
"Some would argue that you are too prideful," Arthur chuckled. "I, however, like this. I would trust a man like you a hundred folds more than the cunning emperor and 'wise' emperor."
"Mother said my father was too prideful to run, but now I have learned the truth. Is this pride that I carry a delusion I had about the man I admired?"
"Pride is this land's sin, so I doubt it's nothing but a delusion," said Arthur before he took out a communication device and handed it to Zonas. "This can connect to Lyle and Layla."
