"What? What did you say?" — Essora asked, almost shouting, to make sure she had heard Idan's words correctly.
"I'm saying that your brother is with me, I recently abducted him," Idan clarified so that Essora could understand him.
Essora was speechless.
"I recently broke into Erza's mansion to find the girl she took away, and during the search, thanks to the connection with the artifact, I discovered your brother," Idan began to explain. "Since I didn't have much time, I had to kidnap your brother to interrogate him later."
"So yes, your brother is with me," Idan confirmed once more.
Essora's thoughts were in turmoil. On the one hand, she couldn't believe it and denied Idan's words. Having lived in this dark and terrible world for a long time, she no longer believed in such a miracle.
But on the other hand, she understood that Idan had no reason to lie to her. After all, in order to use the full power of the artifact, he really needed her younger brother.
