“What?!” Naka didn’t wait to be the first one to yell. “What are you daring to say, human?! The Soku would never commit such dishonorable actions! Think before you make false accusations or I will—”
“Naka!” Valva strongly growled. The lower Soku hesitated first but lowered his head, still emanating disgust and indignation. He spoke for him, keeping his patience up. “What did you say? Did we hear you well?”
Yuri struggled, his bleeding lung and bowels dragging him near death. “Manak… he and the other Soku crossed that gate and let ourselves out against the monsters… He said we were useless and a burden.”
“Manak?” Naka growled again. “He would never—”
Valva growled again at him. He took a deep breath, almost wanting to roar out his rage and punch a boulder to dust. As much as he disliked
