"Young master.."
Corner slumped down to the ground with a despairing expression as he saw Ian turn into fire and disappear.
The young master that he adored, the young master that he respected and wanted to serve for all his life, that person had to go through something so unfair and agonizing that they'd decide to disappear.
The very thought of what Ian must've felt when he stood at the trial stand, receiving all those negative feelings directed towards him from the people he loved and cared about made Corner go numb all over his body.
And at the end of that despair, the only thing left in Corner's heart was pain and anger. He was like an injured animal who had his last safe spot snatched from him, helpless and miserable.
"My lord.."
He looked at Miller. And the Duke who always held his head up high and never avoided anyone's eyes had his he
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