บท 197: Arin

It didn't take long for Tyr to see the monk again.

The elder neared the young man. "It's almost a shame to see you go into that horrid branch." His brows curled inward, as though with sorrow.

"What?" Tyr said, confused.

"Nothing… but I just wanted to state my apologies for the way I acted before."

"Where's this coming from all of a sudden?"

"Sometimes… raw ingenuity can beat even virtue." The monk had a slightly defeated tone.

Tyr paused for a couple of seconds before replying, "That depends on what you think virtue means."

The monk smiled. "Despite being so young, you seem even older than myself."

Tyr chuckled under his breath. 'I'm only a bit older than 48, I think, by now.'