"You think…
…Aerith is worthless?"
"Of course, she is a failure! She left her kingdom and betrayed her people, and for what!? To go on an adventure outside the Territory? To mingle with… to mingle with mortals!?"
"Hm."
And while the tension in the air was completely obvious for anyone and everyone to see, and the themarians that surrounded Riley were ready to pounce on him all at the same time at any moment, Riley… was just grunting and looking at the ground.
"Hm…" Riley once again breathed out; his eyes, clearly lost in thought.
