"And no matter who comes against me..." Erza's violet eyes met his without the slightest hesitation. "I will kill every single one of them."
The certainty in her voice left Isvarn without an answer. He had advised three Queens throughout his life, and until that moment, none of them had ever rejected his counsel so completely. Yet Erza sat before him without fear, one hand resting over the life growing inside her, prepared to make enemies of the entire world rather than give up her child.
The memory slowly faded.
Back beneath the tree in Yuno City Park, Isvarn remained silent for a moment before turning toward Yuuta.
"And that is how Erza chose to let the child live," he said. "It didn't become easier afterward. She faced enemies from outside Atlantis, opposition from within her own kingdom, and many who believed the child would become her greatest weakness. But no matter what happened, Erza never changed her decision."
Yuuta listened quietly, his eyes already beginning to burn.
