The more the tornado and the scarred man approached, the paler Elona's and Simon's face became. They knew that the lives of their guards depended on their choices. They had their lives in their hands.
Despite Manu's and the others' insistence, Elona and Simon couldn't run away knowing well that people would die for them.
"I will stay." Simon was the one stepping forward first.
"B-Brother?!" Elona shouted incredulous but Simon quickly raised his hand.
"No. I know you would have stepped if I didn't intervene Elona. I will follow him and you tell father about what happened," Simon said with a resigned smile.
"N-No! You are the heir of our House! You are the most important one between us. I should be the one following him!"
"ARGGHHHH!" A terrific scream interrupted them.
""!""
We turned around and saw a knight of the Falkrona Duchy burning in a sunfire.
Next Chapter: Edward vs the scarred man