Truce

"Hariel, kill him," the King says to his second son.

He's planning to kill me and take me as a Frame. But that's where he's mistaken. Hariel is our ally. I tilt my head to the side and the sword passes by above my shoulder to kill his father instead.

But he's quick in making a barrier! The sword bounces off. I grab my rifle and shoot at him. The barrier shatters and Hariel dives in while recalling his sword back to his hand. He descends to slay his father but fails. The King evaded.

"Hariel?!!" he furiously growls. "What is the meaning of this?! Is this why you have not eliminated them yet? You traitor of a son!"

"Enough of this!" Hariel lashes out.

"Enough of what?"

"All of this!"

"The sacrifice is necessary if we want to keep our Kingdom!"

"It's 'your' Kingdom! I don't even care about what happens to it. Just leave her alone! We had a truce! I even let you take her mother! Wasn't that enough?!"