At first, Solam had no intention of paying Mark any attention. As far as he was concerned, those bastards deserved to die. What the hell did it have to do with him whether they were guilty or not? Though Solam had indeed killed them, he did not think he had done anything wrong.
Unfortunately, neither Isabella nor Scarlett agreed. Isabella was easy to understand—she was from Toussaint herself, and she was kind by nature, so there was nothing strange about her sympathizing with those people. But Scarlett's opposition left Solam somewhat puzzled.
Scarlett was no pure and innocent saint. If she had been, she would never have thrived among the Shadow Thieves. Although she hated Beshaba, the Goddess of Misfortune, it was undeniable that she had been influenced by Beshaba to some extent. She was selfish and indifferent by nature; otherwise, she would never have gone into the brothel business.
Expecting her to have compassion was a joke. Anyone who doubted it could ask the "ladies" under her—how many of them had willingly chosen to sell themselves? Why had she never pitied them? Those girls were far more miserable than these knights.
Faced with Solam's questioning look, Scarlett merely gestured for him to look around.
Then Solam saw that everyone was showing sympathy for Mark, while also glaring at him with anger. Scarlett was afraid of provoking public outrage.
Solam did not really care about public outrage. He had no plans to live here anyway, so let them be outraged if they wanted.
In the end, it was Scarlett's one sentence that changed Solam's mind. "Do you hate these people more, or do you hate Elro, the one pulling strings behind the scenes, more?"
That immediately brought Solam back to his senses. Right! These people were already dead. What was