The Guardians mobilized their strength in order to create a defensive perimeter to prevent the enraged army's advance.
While all this was happening around him, William stared at the lifeless body in his arms. Empress Sidonie's body was still warm, but he knew that this warmth would soon disappear, and be replaced by coldness.
It would be very easy for him to turn her into an undead, but he couldn't do that. The moment he used Undead Magic to bring her back to life, the Young Empress would spend eternity in an undying body, and her soul would be put under a curse of servitude as well.
William couldn't do that. He couldn't possibly do that.
Empress Sidonie's last words made William finally realize how serious she was in becoming his lover.
"She said that if there came a time when the Hellan Kingdom were to really face the threat of total annihilation, we would join the war and prevent that from happening."
