Since Lucius's death over a year prior, Byrne often experienced nightmares. Sometimes he would find himself standing in a snow-covered forest with his face covered in blood, an uncontrollable sense of loneliness arising within him.
In the forest, there were several corpses with eyes wide open in death. They were Irene, Margaret, and Chris, making Byrne feel utterly cold.
Lucius's questioning and disdainful voice would come from behind him.
"You failed to protect them, Byrne. I was wrong about you,"
A profound sense of fear and guilt would engulf him instantly, and it was often at this point that Byrne would wake from his nightmares.
Death was never far away. There were just over sixteen and a half years left to prepare for the almost inevitable war between Cyart and Rhea.
If nothing was done, during the war, the tragic situation of the Fischer family being at the mercy of others would repeat itself.
