Chapter 211 Arils Death 2 (2/2)

Raghnall buried his face on his hands as he tried to stop the tears that just unconsciously formed on his eyes.

”Let me just… I'm sorry. I… a moment please...”

Inna reached out and patted his back softly as she spoke.

”It's okay. Take your time.”

Raghnall exhaled loudly as he finally raised his head.

”I… I saw... The lights were out, with only the moonlight illuminating through the windows of the room as the source of brightness. Aril sat by a chair, his back to me as he looked out the window. I stood there, confused. I thought that they went here to hurt Aril but when I inspected the room, it didn't seem to look like there was a fight or even any struggle.”

”Out of my confusion, I began to optimistically think that maybe the men gave up and just left. I failed to notice how Aril was eerily silent despite my abrupt arrival. And so, with an optimistic view, I approached Aril to check whether he was okay.”

”B-but when I called out to him, there was no response coming from him. He just continued to face the window as his back faced me. I felt that something was wrong so I figured to go to his side immediately. And when I did, the sight of the pool of red below him began to be visible and it greatly startled me, making me panic as I tried to turn him around to face me.”

”A-and… I… I looked at Aril's face and was horrified at what I saw. The tears at that time just bursted out and I immediately tried to cast all the healing spells I could think of, hoping it would help him recover.”

Inna's hand tensed up on his back as she hesitantly asked.

”What… what happened to him?”

Raghnall looked at Inna with anguish in his eyes as he recalled the ghastly sight.

”H-his… His eyes... T-they took his eyes…”