Instead of answering her, Cain sheathed his weapon and removed his helm, showing everyone the handsome face of the blond swordsman. He then came closer as the Beowulf captain inquired.
"Marduk, why did you betray Vihansa? Did you really betray Alfheim?"
When the Alfheim army heard the words of the earthling, they couldn't help but feel infuriated. For Vermillion elves, there was no excuse for betrayal. When one betrays, one should be prepared to die. Thus no trial was even done. Just a silent acceptance that the one who betrayed values his desires above his life.
The one who shared this tidbit about Sunfire politics to the Beowolves was Mu, Marduk was courting her, and she used him to ingrate herself to the Varjo faction. They grew up together, so she begged the Beowolves to help him, much to the annoyance of Joshua.
The response Marduk gave, though, took everyone by surprise.
