When faced with a situation that determines whether you live or die, sometimes the way your brain thinks gets affected.
That was the kind of situation the scholar found himself in. Trapped and rendered useless by a woman, he looked down on and thought that he would win flawlessly by playing a game of cat and mouse, he found himself revealing information that shocked even his consciousness.
What the heck was he saying? He couldn't help but wonder, unfortunately for him, once his mouth opened it seemed to never stop talking and the more he talked, the drearier he became.
"My master is from Ashford and he sent us to deal with you, Tapiwa, specifically. Your existence brings great danger to our mistress, your younger sister. She is the one who wants you dead. But before you die, she wanted you to experience what it was like to lose everything that you have worked hard for. Once you experience that despair, we were to send you off."