"Mithras betrayed his lord and deserves to be damned. But he was, after all, my favorite servant. No, after all those years spent together, he was already my best friend.
"Sheesh! Lord Arian is truly heartless. Mithras grew up with him and served him loyally for 12 consecutive years, but just because he concealed the existence of his big sister and refused to offer her, Arian didn't hesitate to execute him on false charges."
In the middle of a magnificent flower garden, an 18-year-old youth lay on the ground, bleeding from over 100 knife cuts that covered his back, limbs and chest—not even sparing his handsome face.