Though Lexie tried her best to shield Ciel's eyes from the sudden violence, she was not fast enough. The boy witnessed the brutal attack in its entirety, watching the devastating hole tear through Kamile's chest.
Her heart had not even fallen to the stone pavement; the dark blast had pulverized the organ into a fine mist of blood that coated the surrounding cobblestones.
"Why did he kill her?" Ciel asked, his voice shaking as he turned a look of profound regret toward Lexie. "She guided us all the way to this city... why would he do that to her?"
Ciel knew Isiah never hesitated when taking a life, but this sudden execution felt needlessly cruel, even for him.
Over by the plaza, Isiah stepped onto the paralyzed archmage's outstretched arm, digging his heel deep into the limb. "I told you to start talking."
Triton gritted his teeth, writhing in pure fury beneath Isiah's boot, his eyes bloodshot with rage over Kamile's horrific death.
