[The Chief's Chamber | Emilio]
The chief's ears flicked as he seemed to notice the sounds of battle outside of the temple walls, "I see. It's the Verma; how unsurprising. They've fallen so low that they've recruited human children into their ranks."
"--" He was silent.
After the damage he'd sustained, the lesser spirits had naturally vanished from him from the loss of focus.
"It doesn't matter if you're a man or a child. If you've walked into my home, I'll crush you all the same. I've got my own people to protect here," the chief said, "Don't barge into my territory believing what you're doing is simply righteous."
Faced against the almighty chief of the Outriders, bleeding out as his body ached, a switch was flipped in the mind of the young mage.