"I only received a few points," muttered Allen as he checked his name on the altar, which remained unchanged.
"Nor surprise at all," remarked Qasim. "All you did was hold the victim immobile. Vioriel, who cast paralysis on the perpetrator, was even more useful than you."
Vioriel chimed in, "You inadvertently caused the mission to fail. If we had managed to trace the headquarters of the dealer, we could have gotten a lot of points."
Without a remorseful look on his face, Allen said, "I'm sorry."
The trio stood inside the SDC office, presenting their report on yesterday's mission to Hussain and Loukia.
"I disagree with what you said, Miss Vioriel," countered Loukia. "Its true your team apprehended him not as a dealer, but even if you follow the dealer's trail, you won't get anything in the end. Instead, the victim would have consumed the potion first."
