Venerable in battle
Iolrath couldn't believe what he had heard as he took a step back in disbelief.
For as long as he could remember, there was only one time when he was shocked beyond measure.
It was when he had to watch his kinsmen kill each other all because of the one he titled… the One that dwells in the darkness.
Since he was defeated, Iolrath thought that such a scene would never occur again but at this moment he saw his own kind corrupted by the same darkness that once ravaged their lands.
Maybe he had noticed long before now but he never wanted to accept it to be true.
Who would be willing to agree that those he called family were being infected by a terrible disease.
As Corym stood with a strange expression to him, Iolrath realized that for so long he had turned a blind eye to this fellow and allowed him to do what he wanted.
This resulted in him being tainted by the same infection that ravaged the Treants.