"You bastard!"
The young guard rushed forward and pinned the man to the ground, but it was already too late. The tightly shut gate had fallen, revealing a broad path to the invaders.
"Why did you do this? You grew up here from childhood! Have you forgotten?"
Clutching his colleague tightly, the young guard's eyes reddened as he glared viciously at the man before him. He was about the same age as this fellow. The two of them had grown up together, and the young guard knew his circumstances well. That was precisely why he had trusted him enough to leave him behind and guard his back.
But the young guard had never expected that the person he trusted most would stab him in the back!
"Don't forget! You were only five when you came here! Lord took you in when you were helpless and alone, letting you stay here so you could grow into an adult! How could you do this? Why did you betray Lord?"
"Helpless and alone?"
Even though his friend had him in a tight grip, the man's expression remained remarkably calm. There was even a trace of coldness in the way he stared at the young guard.
"Why do you think I was helpless and alone?"
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"I was only five back then, and I can't remember many things, but I still remember when my father and mother took me and fled. To let me escape, they chose to lure those damn Orks away. Then they were eaten alive by the Orks!"
At that moment, the man's voice suddenly rose several octaves.
"I'll never forget how my parents were torn apart and devoured by those damn Orks! I want revenge! I've never forgotten that!"
"But, but Lord saved you..."
"So what?"
The man revealed a