Part 3

After Syndra finished the story, she was surprised to see Vordea smiling. She had expected her to be angry, or even annoyed, but she was happy?

"You're happy?" Syndra asked.

"Of course it was him. It's always Lazarus." Vordea said, laughing. "No, I understand now. Separating your soul from your body in order to evade detection by the demons was quite brilliant, you know. Oh Lazarus, if only you hadn't discovered soul magic."

"Soul magic?" Syndra asked.

"No." Vordea replied, shaking her head. "Know only that the soul snare Lazarus mentioned is why he was entombed in his crumbling city, and why his soul is not in Hell."

"Understood." Syndra replied, nodding.

"There's... something else." Vordea said, looking sad for a moment. "I'm sorry."

"What?"

"For overreacting back then. Eigengrau was right, I always punch first and ask questions never."

"Apology accepted. For what it's worth, I did steal from you." Syndra said, patting Vordea on the shoulder.

"All's well that ends well, eh?" Ryul said, chuckling.