Mika obeyed, walking at the side of Calina and dropping Iyuna to the ground. The girl's eyes gazing to the ground, deranged, as drool drips from her chin.
"What's more demented than a young girl whose father left her helpless as a group of knights savagely massacred dozens?" Calina bends down and holds Iyuna's cheeks while looking into her lifeless eyes.
"I mean, look at her. She's practically hollow."
The King backs away and looks at the silver-haired knight in bewilderment.
"N-no, you wouldn't."
"Not like you cared about her, you shit-stain of a father." Calina's insidious grin falls back toward the girl.
"Hey, girl. I know you can hear me." She shakes the girl's head in between her palm.
"I watched as you killed those men in that alley. You're pretty tenacious… If you join the Phoenia Empire, we won't kill you nor your fucked up father. All you have to do is see if you can take that scroll over there."
Iyuna's eyes roll upwards toward Calina.
"S-scroll…"