The moment Shion heard the familiar voice, he froze. His eyes widened as he stared at the masked male standing before him.
"Asgor?" he blurted out in disbelief. "You... you've come back?"
Nina's eyes brightened with surprise as well.
It was him. The beastman who had traded with Lex. If Asgor was here, perhaps there was a way to restore Lex after all.
"Yes, I've returned." Asgor's voice was hoarse and strained. "Tell me where Helly is. Why isn't she here?"
His bloodshot eyes revealed exhaustion and desperation.
He had been searching for days. Everywhere.
"About Helly..." A shadow crossed Shion's face. "She... passed away many years ago."
The words struck like lightning.
"What did you say?"
Asgor lunged forward and seized Shion by the collar.
"She couldn't have..."
His entire body trembled.
"You're lying!"
He had never formally bonded with Helly.
Because of that, he had never possessed the connection that would have allowed him to sense her life or death.
