Red Smoke

Ethan Diamond tightened his armour. Beside him, Cecilia stood with a warm and charming smile.

"You just wait here, you don't have to go anywhere," Ethan said to Cecilia.

“But, Brother, I want to help heal our soldiers…” Cecilia said quietly. The past few days, Cecilia was frequently brought by Ethan around the soldiers' barracks to spread the promise that all soldiers would be healed back to normal with her Saintess abilities.

Cecilia was exhausted from having to raise the morale of the soldiers, but she restrained herself from complaining.

"No need. Just heal the strong knights, no need to bother healing those insignificant ones," said Ethan flatly.

Cecilia raised her eyebrows, she acted benevolently once. "But, we need to save as many people as we can...!"

Ethan shook his head. "No. Just treat the important people. The others are filthy and they don't deserve your treatment. Listen to me, okay?"