Ancient Battlefield [9]

It was about death, but the conversation didn't start that way.

One day, while they were resting in their hideout and deciding who to target next, Damien suddenly had a thought.

"Ah, what happened to Orion? I forgot about it earlier, but I was thinking it was surprising you guys weren't together."

"Ancestor…?" Iris responded wryly.

"You're right, we were traveling together, but he had some things to take care of, so he left just a few days before I met you."

"Things…to take care of?"

Iris' eyes were tinged with sorrow.

She told Damien all about the living, but she purposefully avoided talking about the dead. She didn't want to see him bogged down by their sacrifices.

But it couldn't and shouldn't be avoided. They were just as important as the living, because their heroism was what created the relatively stable situation they were currently in.

As they spoke, Damien's expression didn't change much.