The soldier's demeanor was quite positive.
After Ronald started the conversation with him, he detailed the situation in the forest and the danger posed by the monster, Salon. Almost every word carried his warning—that escaping was the correct choice.
And so it went until the conversation concluded.
Even when the soldier began repeating himself like a broken record, he revealed no new valuable information.
Ronald knew there would be no further gains here.
So he turned away and walked over to Catherine and the group of tied-up villagers.
"Hmm, I understand."
"This Dust Beast appeared and destroyed vast swathes of the forest, devastating everything that once was. But aren't you still alive now? Though tied here, it's not yet time to give up."
Catherine was conversing with the villagers.
Unlike Ronald's goal-driven inquiries.
