Sebastian hadn't really fainted. The mage was able to fight the sleep that Nurhia had cast upon them. Artemus on the other hand was already exhausted so the possibility that he had fallen asleep could not be discounted. Their third member, the fire mage, was an unpredictable one. Sebastian didn't even try to guess if he was really under the demoness' spell.
He cracked one eye open when Lucien began berating the hooded man. An emissary of the emperor? What was the redhead talking about? It seemed to have worked because the demonic servant had fallen to his knees and was begging Lucien to allow suicide.
How was the redhead able to scare the hooded man into such a mess? Sebastian wondered. But the redhead was getting even cockier and making suggestive threats at the statue of Nurhia - whose screaming was grating on Sebastian's nerves.
