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!'

me her room. I want to see her." Rey pressed, his crimson eyes glowing brighter with every word that proceeded from

and his colleagues eventually folded

*******

on with

made

course, maintained even more distance now that

doorstep, watching as Rey nervously stood in

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

want to see

to hear

I want to

with Sound Magic. The entire area was also isolated from everywhere else, so nothing they said would

Ater could hear what

just

we don't always get what we want. You're not an

I just

time. Time to process

than time. She couldn't be alone at such a critical

what you think you need, but you also

makes you think you know what I need right

once he heard Esme raise her voice.

gotten angry at me

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

grateful to you, Rey. I really am. But… I can't see

Rey

was even

my decision and leave me

door and step in. He could phase through, and there were a few ways for him to even

see her

'Maybe I should just—'

voice suddenly echoed in Rey's mind, causing him

his surprise, he saw a stern expression from Ater, who shook his

Just leave her

sink in—everything that happened, and

just… wanted to make sure she was

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

I was just thinking