Chương 99: Vow of Servitude

Laemno briefly paused, taking the time to adjust his thought process. 

He glanced at the bleeding young man, speaking in Cimmerian once more, "This man is not my enemy. He's a companion. Lay down your weapon." 

"What did you say?" The Wayfarer's expression slightly shifted, gauging Laemno with much more caution. "Do you know this magus?"

"I don't, and I told him that we're allies," he coolly replied, hiding his panic behind a blank stare. "He was under the impression that you had kidnapped me. I've no idea why he wants to save me, however." 

Laemno had an inkling of the young man's motivation due to his use of the honorific Fathomless One. Still, wariness was key, and he didn't trust The Wayfarer enough to tell him about his Sorceries or the title that most Eidolons seemed to address him with. 

"If you understood him from the beginning, why didn't you speak earlier?"