"...I'm not afraid of dying, but I can't bear to leave my brother behind. Without him, I would have already taken my own life! Now..."
She raised her hand to cradle his face, her voice hoarse, "Now, I can't bear to part with not only him but you as well, so I can't die!"
"Olivia..." The man's eyes were blood-red, his expression grave, "I ask you, if there was a way, would you want to leave the Duskfire Sect?!"
"What do you mean?" Katie Hades's spine stiffened, she slowly dropped her hand, gripping the man's shirt tightly with both hands.
"Answer me first."
"I..." Katie Hades fell silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "I've long grown weary of the assassin's life. If not for my brother, even if I were hunted down, I would leave. Anyway, I don't wish to live..."
"Olivia..." The man's eyes reddened further, and he suddenly pulled her tight into his arms, embracing her so tightly it was as if he sought to merge her with his own body.
