Elian let out a soft, broken laugh.
[Your Title: Mad Pawn has been deactivated.]
He smiled, raising his head toward the sky, lips parting as a few quiet jumbled words slipped out.
"Rin can't die. S-she's… she's stubborn, strong-willed. Yes, she cares about fixing her nails and painting her face... she's not an idiot." She managed to survive, when those doppelgängers invaded our home.
His head spun, his vision blurry from the stinging tears. A-and Raiders broke into our home? D-didn't Mum pay the debts...? Why do they have to hurt my sister?
His voice cracked again, raw with denial. "Did you—did you find her body?"
Aven swallowed hard. His voice trembling as if it had to fight its way out.
"No. The fire—" A bile rose up his throat as he croaked. "It was an explosion. There were no—"
Elian's body jerked, and he pushed himself up from the ground. His knees buckled halfway, but Sun's pale arm caught him before he could fall.
