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Robert's eyes grew wide again at the sight of Mara's battlescars. "I...see," he said. "I'm sorry. It's just, I've seen someone die from a smaller wound than that."

As the two made their way towards the extremist base, Robert continued talking. "As I said earlier, back in the city, there are a lot of people that hate mamono. Anyone that was caught with one would be treated as an outcast. My only friend there was one of those people. His name was David. He spent lots of his time with a black harpy. Her name was Jessica. The two of them were really close." Robert began to stare into space as he followed Mara through the tunnels. "Heh, I still remember that big grin on his face he had whenever the two of them were together."

His face darkened. "Then, on that day, we were walking through the marketplace when a person bumped into him. Afterwards, we found a small bead of blood on his arm. Later,  he fell over while clutching his chest. I ran to anyone that I could find, looking for help. Whenever I brought them back to him, they stopped giving a damn. He died soon after that. Jessica nearly strangled me to death when I told her what had happened." Robert closed his eyes. "I should have known what was coming. The next day, the people at the forum were chattering about how how a harpy had attacked people that night and was shot to death by a guard's crossbow."

Robert looked up at Mara. "Now do you understand why I acted the way I did? We may have just met earlier today, but I still feel as though you're a friend I want to keep." He stared into space again. "I don't want to lose you..."