An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

"My partner… I'd like to see her. Where is she?"

Rey, currently disguised as Ralyks, was seated opposite Rebal, Kara, and Asher.

All three of them gazed upon him with respect and reverence—far more than what they would normally depict.

Rey ignored all of that and focused on his question.

'I haven't seen her since yesterday. She was very distraught back then…'

Rey could only hope that Esme was a lot better.

However, he soon realized—as soon as he saw the anxious expressions on the faces of the three—that his hopes were going to be dashed.

"The lady… said she doesn't want any visitors."

'H-huh?' Rey was surprised the moment he heard that.

"I'm not just 'any visitor', though." He responded almost immediately.

Rebal and the other two gulped, almost simultaneously. They must have thought he was offended when, in all honesty, he was just surprised.

"She also specifically mentioned that she doesn't want to see you, Sir Ralyks."

Rey felt something squeeze within his heart.

'Why? Why doesn't she want to see me?' His mind echoed.

Was it because of how he slaughtered all those people in the Dark Gathering? He didn't even torture them, and he made their deaths pretty much instantaneous.

They were all bastards who had it coming anyway.

'I thought she would finally understand after seeing what they did to her friends…'

Once Rey remembered her friends and the trauma she suffered, he considered the possibility that Esme could be grieving them.

She was most likely upset about their demise and blaming herself for their death.

'All the more reason to see her!'

her room. I want to see her." Rey pressed, his crimson eyes glowing brighter with every

to say, Rebal and his colleagues eventually folded

*******

on with

had this thought as he finally made it to

even more distance now that his Master had arrived

Rey nervously stood in front of the

knuckles could touch the door's surface, however, a sound gently echoed from

don't want to see you…

hear

I want to see

Magic. The entire area was also isolated from everywhere else,

could hear

just

always get what we want. You're not

about that. I just want to

need time. Time

Esme needed more than time. She

you think you need, but you

makes you think you know what

bit startled once he heard Esme raise her voice. It sounded like she was very upset with

she ever gotten angry

made Rey feel terrible, shitty even. 'I'm only trying to

I really am. But… I can't see you or speak

was to hear, Rey

was even what made it

my decision

step in. He could phase through, and there were a few ways for him to even sneak in without her even

see her without her

'Maybe I should just—'

echoed in Rey's mind, causing him to

he saw a stern expression from Ater, who shook

leave her

moment, he let it all sink in—everything that

to make

was his justification, but after mulling things over for a few seconds—especially with the cold stare that Ater gave him—he began to

guess I was just