"Kai," she called. "Why... did you choose to follow Sebastian Leodegrance?"
A man of his caliber... with his profound insight and unique compassion, possessing a warmth that resonated with those around him...
Someone who could connect on a deep, emotional level to make even that monster respect him... the man who was also able to see the beauty and struggles within each person...
Someone like him...
"I'd like to think that I was desperate," Kai said. It was the first time Isla saw him looking away. "I'd like to think that I don't have a choice..."
"But the truth is," he whispered, "I just want it all to end."
In the presence of the indomitable Sebastian Leodegrace, the embodiment of the god of war, one could witness his triumph over the desolate remnants of the old, wretched world, where he claimed to bear the sin of ending it.
For Kai, he was the correct answer.
