Chapter 1167 (1/2)
”Is that so? I got it” Roland's heart sank when he received the news from the frontline It took hi no is your injury?”
But what folloas only a suffocating silence
Few ain ”This wasn't your fault You couldn't foresee that the things would unfold in this way Now, since the Magic Slayer has perished, take a long break and have a good rest”
Roland slu up the telephone and let out a deep sigh
As if she sensed soale strolled slowly to Roland's desk and asked, ”Was that Leaf?”
”Yes,” Roland answered while closing his eyes ”The war is over The First Army successfully seized Taquila with minimal loss and also discovered a half-completed tower base in the God's Stone mine The aic Slayer was killed The curse was lifted, which is the fortunate part of all the misfortunes However” he paused for a second and said, ”Ashes and Elena didn't hast, and then turned away
”Lightning told ht and sacrificed herself to kill the de was left behind from the battle except for the melted remains of Ashes' sword,” Roland continued slowly
Roland had predicted the failure of the ah the phanto from the formation of the de for the witches to take action Unfortunately, he could only have a glih the screen After the Special Unit had retreated to the west, he had lost track of the witches and thus been pacing up and down in his roo anxiety
Roland had anticipated the worst scenario at that moment
The actual outcoht
Nevertheless, the casualties still gave hi in his stomach
After all, he was the one who had approved this plan
”Ashes was arrogant and very full of herself, but she never ale reently on Roland's back ”The saoes for Elena I believe that they knew this would eventually happen, so, you don't have to pin all the blaht back to you”
Roland nodded slowly a few times He still did not understand how the demons had predicted their plan and why they had taken eli the witches precedence of over control of the Holy City of Taquila Yet it had happened As the leader of Graycastle and the united front, he should never show any signs of despondency to the public noand painful the situation was
Hoas he supposed to support someone more downcast than him if he were to let his emotions consume him?
For example, Tilly
He did not kno to face her
From what Leaf had told hiht Although Tilly was not completely devastated by the news and immediately came to help the wounded, the sparkles in her eyes had faded instantly when she had heard about Ashes' death According to Lightning's words, the radiance around Tilly had disappeared Lightning had also forwarded Roland Ashes' last words, probably hoping that Roland could assuage Tilly's grief
But co people was never one of his expertise
He decided to take things slow
On the saull arrived at Neverwinter
All the witches who sustained minor injuries returned from the battle, whereas those in critical condition were still re Nana's treatreeted theatha, Molly, and Phyllis cliale and Sharon, as well as the clerks of the Witch Union, including Ring, Grayrabbit and Pearl At this moment, the war made everyone equal There was no difference between combat and non-combat witches, new and Taquila witches, or witches and the coet off the plane
Roland walked up to her and stammered, ”That”
”Can I have a ith you in private, brother?” Tilly asked as she looked up at him
He thus led Tilly to his office and closed the door behind theht, if you want to say so” Roland broke off As he turned around, he felt his chest suddenly constrict, and Tilly threw herself at him
”Please, just stay there,” Tilly choked while holding Roland tight, her voice quavered ”Let me hold you like this for a while, just a while”
Her voice trailed off into a sob, her fingers sinking into Roland's back deeply
So that hy
Like hi Spell Tilly did not have the liberty to show her emotions It was indeed not an easy task to hold back her tears while inside, she was torony of her loss
Roland patted Tilly on the back and said, ”You don't need to hold back anymore Cry if you want nobody will hear”
Tilly's tears then carew louder and louder and turned into a heartbreaking wail that Roland had never heard before He had never seen Tilly so sad, not even when she had been bullied by her own brother when she had been little It was an outpour of forlorn and despair from a person who had just lost that which hat the dearest to them