"Sorry, I wasn't sure how things would pan out, so I needed to keep up the act." Julius' apology was met with a full-body tackle from Dukiel, Anerias, Nessa, and Violina. They collapsed on top of him, making sure to include Zach in their hug but without worsening his injuries.
They had a lot of things they wanted to say to him, but right now, the only thing they could do was hug him a little too tight for comfort. He had been rude and mean when he knocked them out and tied them up. But so what? He had spent two years in the Underworld. He had cut off his own hand and acted like a part of the Underworld while plotting against the Great Ugor.
It wasn't like they weren't used to Monolith knocking them out, and there were worse things than being tied up. The worst of it all had been being forced to watch Zach's familiars fight to the death with the Great Ugor and the Great Ugor strangle Zach. It had been unbearable and the reason they had to knock Soara out.
