With the battle seeming to come to a close, Solanne let out a sigh of relief. Honestly, facing off enemy troops was quite enough for her for one day. She looked down at the still clinging Marianne. She was about to comment when the Dark Mage suddenly let go of her and walked off. The regained balance almost made the swordswoman fall forward before catching herself.

[color=f26522]“Where’s she heading to?”[/color] she asked to herself.

Marianne spotted the discouraged Jacob and slowly sat beside him. She could he was pretty shaken up from the Old Man’s cruelty shown in battle, though she didn’t have the first clue in trying to comfort him. So instead, she did what she did best.

[color=a187be]“Fearless Leader? Are you upset about Mr. Pervert’s actions? You know he was only trying to win the battle, right? In war, people die all the time! This isn’t even the most disturbing thing I’ve seen![/color]”

The girl reached into her dress pocket to reveal a bloody finger. Smiling still, she showed it off to Jacob happily.

[color=a187be]“See? This man died because he chose to get himself slaughtered. Even though he was killed, he wanted to die in battle, I think. The same with those soldiers just now. They chose to die for their cause and the only way to respect that is to show them the same cruelty. It’s only fair Fearless Leader.”[/color]

The Dark Mage brought the severed finger closer to the Grand Champion in an attempt to give it to him. Not the most heart lifting speech, but it made a bit of sense. Solanne watched from afar, sighing as the younger girl was no doubt giving Jacob all sorts of nightmares.

Intentionally of course. She was only trying to help.