434 Prisoners

"What are you saying?" Anfey asked, frowning.

Honna did not reply to his question. Recognizing her dilemma and wanting to convince her companions, she only looked at Edy. "Don’t you think so?" she asked him quietly.

"Honna, don’t be stupid," Edy said coldly. "You’re just trying to find an excuse for your own cowardice. You can do whatever you want, but you have to remember that these people will fail and you will be punished."

"Dying now and dying in the future makes to no difference to me," Honna said quietly. "You cannot possibly think this is all just coincidence."

"What is it, if not coincidence?" Edy asked with a snort.

Anfey did not interrupt their conversation. Clearly, Honna and Edy were working together, but Honna was not as loyal to the cause as Edy.

"It’s god’s will," Honna said.

"God’s will?" Edy repeated mockingly. "Every necromancer exists to defy the will of god. That means nothing."