"I humbly beg your forgiveness, high lord. I was not thinking clearly." Halze pleaded desperately for the high lord's forgiveness.
He could not bring himself to lift his head, overwhelmed by the shame that must have consumed him in the presence of the powerful necromancer.
"Raise your head, Halze. I understand where you are coming from. However, until we successfully close the hole in the sky above the Necropolis and rescue Roxina, we will continue to rely on that human for our ongoing investigations. Especially considering that he was the one responsible for that hole in the first place."
His remark caught everyone off guard, including Arex, who had been motionless until then. He turned his head to glance at Grecko, clearly intrigued. Similar to the rest, Arex found himself taken aback by Grecko's unexpected desire to spare his life.
