"Also you three," Razeal said evenly, his tone returning to its usual detached calm. "Whatever deal we had… it's done now so you all can go wherever you want since i'll be leaving this empire in some minutes."
The words landed heavily.
"What?" All three reacted almost at once, surprise flashing across their faces. They hadn't expected that.. atleast not this suddenly? Yet after a moment, the surprise softened into understanding which none of them could deny. They hadn't really been of much use to him in any place whatsoever. If anything, their presence had complicated things more than once for him.. Only causing unwanted trouble for him.. So from Razeal's perspective, the decision made sense.
Understanding it, however, didn't make it easy to accept.
