Sid reached out and gently touched her shoulder.
"Evelise didn't die because you were incompetent," he whispered. "She died because she chose to die. And I think, deep down, you knew it."
Oshan's composure cracked. Her head dropped, and she admitted in a choked whisper,
"Yes. I knew. When she stopped fighting and allowed the zombie to bite, I felt... I felt the same release. I wanted to die with her."
She looked back up, unshed tears blurring her vision.
"But even in death, I was there. I was in the mansion, frozen by her bedroom door, waiting for her to come home. I was fulfilling my duty even as a mindless corpse."
Sid squeezed her shoulder gently.
"Exactly. You fulfilled your duty to the very end. You are the best personal guard any master could ever want."
A soft ping echoed in Sid's HUD, breaking through the afterglow of the fight.
[Task Completed: Spar With Me.]
[+20 Bond Points gained]
[Something special has been triggered…]
[Bond Points Doubled!]
