"Captain Drake, can we talk a bit about Saphen?" Luis suddenly spoke up, his eyes still fixed intently on Saphen.
Hearing his name mentioned, Saphen tightly grasped Drake's hand and hid behind him.
Drake supported the boy gently and said in a soft voice, "Don't be afraid, they're all friends."
Saphen said nothing.
Only then did Drake turn to Luis and speak slowly:
"All you need to know is that Saphen will be the key to whether we make it out of this dungeon. So protect him to the very end. Honestly, we might not have even gotten out of the maid's room without him. There are some things I just canll you all."
Luis fell silent after that.
The others looked at Saphen in silence.
Saphen took a small step forward, no longer hiding behind Drake but still kept his head down, not daring to meet their eyes.
