AETHER'S POV:-
"Are you the one responsible for his death?"
He asks with the same small smile he had had all this time.
I look at him for a few moments before sighing and then contemplate if I should not answer. After thinking about it thoroughly, I speak with a similar smile,
"I was the one responsible for his death, all right. As for the reason and other stuff, I'll tell you on the way to the third gate, is that alright with you?"
He looks at me for a few moments before nodding and then we look in the direction of the centre of the town.
I then observe Adara already there, absorbing the mana leaking out from there before finally crushing the last restaurant. She then looks back at me and speaks,
"All right, count me in."
I observe her with a smile as I look at her confident posture and expression. Looks like she has thought through everything.
'A fast thinker, eh? Though..'
"Adara-
