Elliot watched as Trick stopped moving. The man stared at the ground for a couple of seconds before he snapped back into reality.
"I was played," Trick said. "Bruno seemed persuasive, and I allowed myself to be toyed by him. That man is a menace."
"That's not all," Strong said. "Bruno... He—"
Before Strong could even continue, he fell to the ground with his face facing the floor. Elliot watched the blood flow from the deep cuts on Strong's back. He fought someone and lost heavily.
"It seems like everyone betrayed me."
Their heads turned to the source of the voice. Malice stood there, eyes bloodshot with anger and aura boiling like the magma on a volcano that was about to erupt. She was angry, and she wasn't hiding it.
"My queen." Bruno appeared beside her. "I am afraid that all Vassals apart from me have betrayed you. Even Trick, your most loyal servant."
