Elias' breath grew unsteady, his face grew pale and his palms sweated. He turned to face Marius,
"You said the king sent you to the cells, how did you escape? To my knowledge, security is tight and most people die in the cells," He said, trying to make sense of what came out of Marius' mouth. Elias hoped dearly that Marius was not who he thinks he is
Marius smiled, raised his hand, and a crystal ball materialized in his palm, "All it took was a simple illusion to fool the guards that were escorting me to my doom.
They locked up a fellow soldier in my place. I felt guilty for a while but then I realized that they were about to do the same to me without batting an eyelid"
"The worst part about my escape from Eldoria was that I had to leave my children behind. My brave son, Carius, and my beautiful, kind Loria," He added as a wistful expression rested on his face.
