Leonel didn't need to look back to recognize the voice of Aphestus, of all people.
Of course, Leonel knew why Aphestus was saying these words. Leonel hadn't looked back from start to finish, so it wasn't too hard to guess that he was feeling guilty. However, it was still a bit of a surprise that Aphestus would be the one to come to speak with him.
From what Leonel could tell, everyone else had already rushed up the mountain, there wasn't even another line of defense here. It was clear that Ingsan had trusted Leonel with protecting them while they went off to evacuate. But, Aphestus didn't seem to care much about this so-called evacuation.
"Cowardly? No. Guilty? I guess you can argue that." Leonel replied.
Aphestus snorted. "Semantics."
"That's a pretty big word for a muscle brain like you."
Aphestus' lip twitched. Wasn't this bastard supposed to be feeling guilty? Where did he find the face to quibble like this?
