Delifus turned without hesitation to look at Aislin, who had not moved a single step behind him.
He did not know why the lady had not fled, but with Rosero abandoning Aislin and escaping without hesitation, Delifus, who had some brains but not nearly enough, almost immediately assumed she was a discarded pawn of Sia Tower.
In a sense, he was right.
But he had overlooked Aislin herself.
So those on this side of the giant screen who knew the truth all thought Delifus was courting death as they watched him point at Aislin, swaggering and sneering.
Carpenter even raised a hand and gave the Delifus on the giant screen a bright, cheerful goodbye.
"Aislin, didn't you hear the lord over there asking you a question?" Delifus lifted his chin and stared at the female mage who had lost her protection.
Their lives now hung on a single whim of the man across from them.
The powerful figure in dazzling red and gold put him under even more terrifying pressure than Fengo did.
Even if he had exaggerated his own perceptions because the other man was a formidable enemy, this was still someone comparable to Fengo—no, even to Glasya.
And then there was the rosy radiance that had been enveloping both the man and the stronghold behind him... Delifus had seen that thing pursuing Rosero.
All they could think about now was how to escape this chaos alive.
That was why Delifus was now full of anger and contempt for Aislin, who had ordered him to use the Order Diamond.
He still had ways to resurrect himself. But this woman, who depended entirely on Rosero, could only survive if he, Delifus, was willing to protect her.
On the other side of the giant screen, Hill inferred Delifus's state of mind