Encounter
After a while, Leon seemed to have returned to his normal self and apologized to everyone and offered the palace guards some praise. They had done well in his absence.
Afterward, he turned his attention to Elder Evergreen and flashed him an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, you had to see something unsightly."
"No matter. On the contrary, I got to see something interesting." Elder Evergreen waved it off with a simple hand gesture.
In some ways, Elder Evergreen felt the boy was similar to him, except he wasn't as extreme. Perhaps, it was the hot-bloodedness of youths that caused such extremity.
However, he also followed the principle that a drop of water should be returned with a gushing spring, and blood debts must be repaid a hundredfold.
Leon smiled wryly while scratching his sideburns. "Something interesting, huh? I suppose to don't usually see such human gore often down here."