If anybody else had spoken to Yakeru, in his current state, as Mackensie had done just know he would have straight up ignored it or tell them to fuck off and be on his merry way. But it was just because these words came from Mackensie that they seemed to reach him and strike him deep where it counts. He had not expected this from her. She had been the first friendly face he had seen after waking up in this world and now she was scolding him making him feel like an idiot. Of course he cared! Could she not understand why he had done all this? He opened his mouth but words failed to come out.

[I]Even if you could save just one life, it would have made fighting more than worth it, even when it costs your life in the process.[/i]

Seeing the anger in her eyes and sense it in her voice, he refrained from saying this out loud. It would probably just make her more angry. He closed his mouth and turned his gaze away from her. She was right of course, he had let his emotions take over and as he thought back on his actions it was clear he had not been thinking very rationally. Perhaps he still wasn't completely but at least she had gotten his attention. 

“I...”

He got interrupted by a loud screeching sound. A flying creature, Yakeru vaguely recognized as something like a wyvern made its way towards them. From where they were standing, he could see the grin on the face of the goblin pilot as he aimed his crossbow. At least Yakeru was not alone to deal with this new problem, though he felt bad that he had dragged Mackensie into this. He made a mental note to apologize to her a thousand times, if they somehow made it out of this whole ordeal alive. 

“I'll be decoy and try to lure it toward me. Get behind some cover and shoot it down when you have the chance.” 

He pushed her gently out of the way to give his words some force and waved his sword at the incoming creature. “Here you monster! Did you want to get a piece of this? Come and get it!”
He deflected an incoming bolt and stared the goblin pilot straight in the eyes. He had expected another bolt coming his way but suddenly the wyvern veered off and flew away, the goblin shaking his fist at them. It seemed the goblin had received different orders, which could only mean that they had gotten the attention of the Witch. Again.

[i]Oh damn.[/i]

[color=72C515]“Humans! No more fighting, you make worse. Chatak already talk to Witch. Free humans of town. No be stupid, yes? No waste new life so quick.”[/color]

A voice spoke up behind them catching Yakeru by surprise. More so because it was a goblin who spoke to them. A goblin? Who they could understand? Asking them to stop fighting...Yakeru scoffed.

“Did the Witch now send one of her minions to talk to us? I'm sure she could not be bothered with us.” He raised an eyebrow at the man who stood next to the goblin, shifting his weight from one leg to the other. From the uniform, Yakeru could make out that he had been a guard. It all seemed like a very strange situation. This goblin had claimed to have talked to her on behalf of the prisoners, somehow Yakeru found that hard to believe. 

“Why don't you tell her...”
[I]To go fuck herself? Or better yet, to come here, kneel down before you and beg for forgiveness for all the carnage and for all the innocents she and her army have killed? Yeah that worked well last time, genius.[/i]

Yakeru sighed as he massaged his nosebridge, something he used to do when he felt annoyed or tired. Now he felt both. 

“I will only believe that when I see it happen. Not before.”

He sheathed his sword and crossed his arms.