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!'

see her." Rey pressed, his crimson eyes glowing brighter with every

his colleagues eventually folded

*******

going on

this thought as he finally made it

distance now that his Master had arrived at his

feet away from the doorstep, watching as Rey nervously stood in front of the door

surface, however,

to

heartbreaking as it was to hear that, Rey maintained

I want to see

responded before the door, ensuring his voice got carried over with Sound Magic. The entire area was also isolated from everywhere else, so nothing they said would leak

hear what they were

was just

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

just want to

time. Time to process

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

you think

THINK I need? What makes you think you know what I need right

her voice. It sounded like she was very

she ever gotten angry at me

terrible, shitty even.

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

as it was to hear, Rey felt like she was

that was even

respect my decision and leave

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

her without

'Maybe I should just—'

Rey's mind, causing him to

a stern expression from Ater, who shook

Just leave

he let it all sink in—everything that

wanted to make sure she

after mulling things over for a few seconds—especially

was just thinking