Rayner..... he was a friend, a comrade, and a man Azrael wouldn't hesitate to entrust his back to; yet, now, the man, laid dead at his feet....
His pain evident for them to see, yet there was a nagging whisper that claimed that his pain had nothing to do with the stabs, slashes, bone shattering charges/slams, and bruises....
Yet what drew his attention was something, subtle yet visible harder than the texture of the clothes he donned—why was his armour discarded? A thought dominated his silent consciousness, but he still crouched and reached for his comrade's chest pocket, taking out a bloodied, folded sheet of paper.
Unfolding it, Azrael began to read it….
His expression flattered, turning far miserable than before at the numerous 'I AM SORRY' scribbled on them, overlapping with those very few words he could barely read….