Eden's sudden remarks astonished everyone present at the trial. They exchanged puzzled looks and then refocused their attention back on Eden.
"I pity you..."
The priests couldn't comprehend the meaning behind his words.
Why would he say that? What is there to pity about us?
Casas, the Pastor, and Veldor, both elderly, watched Eden in the arena with tense expressions, with Veldor's fists clenched tightly, sweating.
"What does this mean..."
Veldor muttered to himself.
He looked towards Casas, the Pastor, who shook his head, apparently also at a loss as to what the statement really meant.
"Perhaps... he knows he will be judged a heretic and is simply playing the role of the desperate man,"
the Pastor Casas speculated after some thought.
Hearing his words, Veldor immediately became very anxious, clasping his hands together and rubbing them relentlessly. He prayed to God for mercy on the priest.
If he is truly judged to be a heretic...
