After hearing the gnome's story, Malin felt a pang of sadness—from a man's perspective, he didn't think the gnome deserved to die. Everything he did was for his child and wife, to save some money for his child even if he couldn't return home.
But from the perspective of a former soldier, if he could abandon his comrades today, what about the future?
No one would dare trust him again, no one would entrust their life to a coward.
And his joining the Robber Group only added to his crimes.
He had been close to that individual who turned into Chaos, and it was possible he had become contaminated by it. Malin had to perform a Purification on the entire camp because of this, which consumed a considerable amount of Spiritual Energy.
"What do you plan to do with this fellow?" Faye asked Malin. For her, the deserter could not escape death, and although she was moved by his love for his child, it could not make up for the punishment he deserved as a deserter.
