Jade watched as Lucius downed the rest of his drink and walked outside of the inn. The rest of the patrons followed him silently, no one daring to speak a single word. When everyone finally got outside, Lucius looked around for a moment before walking to a relatively sparse spot of land where a few paths were interconnected.
The pissed-off gentleman from earlier was the closest one behind Lucius as he led everyone to this spot, but a number of people from the crowd joined them. All of them had looks of hatred on their faces and all of that energy was directed right at the black-haired man.
"Why don't you tell everyone here what you've done." The angry man shouted.
"My men here remember, but the rest of the village doesn't know who you are. Do your friends? How about we share?" he continued while Lucius watched him.
"All of you have heard about the Angel of Death, right? Four years ago he descended on the battlefield and used a grand spell that took hundreds of lives. Over a thousand men and women died that day on our side... the Angel's spell was directly responsible for more over half of that number... maybe even more.
"He overlooked the battlefield; a black-haired boy with glowing eyes. We were overwhelmed and losing ground against Alorek. A single entity appeared, looking like the savior we needed in that moment. Our Angel sent to save our sorry hides... but instead all he brought was death. Death to Alorek and death to the Union forces.
"This boy... I saw him back in Watcher's Retreat before the battle. I recognized him as one of our own. We launched the offensive to get you past enemy lines... but that sacrifice wasn't enough for you was it? You needed more so you took them; all those lives, you took them with your own hands." The man ranted.
His story was followed by a series of jeers and shouts from the crowd. More individuals walked out of the gathered people to join the angry man in his confrontation against Lucius.
Jade looked towards Lucius, her eyes almost pleading for him to deny the allegations levied against him. Yet, he remained silent. Worse still, his face contorted into a twisted smile.
"What of it?" He answered. His tone chilled the crowd to the bone. Several people, including Jade, shivered.
"It is."
"They were to be your allies. Did you not care they were caught up in your spell against Alorek?" Desmond questioned.
"Against Alorek? No, the spell was against everyone, Desmond." Lucius answered. He then looked at Natali and Jade before continuing. "This is the man I am. The man that Rena married. Make your decisions wisely if you still wish to interact with me.
That goes for Desmond as well as you two. I assure you this will not be the last time something like this or far worse happens."
With that final warning, Lucius returned to the inn with Rena on his arm. The look of concern she had was replaced with a look of content. Natali's expression also returned to normal and she continued to follow right behind the other two as if nothing had happened.
"It seems those two are locked into their decision." Desmond mused. "What shall we do sister?"
"I think we spend longer feeling things out. Though I would say, your interest in him does not seem to be one of respect or idolization. Does what kind of man he is matter if he can still get you what you want?" Jade answered.
"I suppose not. You make an excellent point."
Jade nodded along with her brother and they both returned to the inn.