Alen lifted his hand towards his mouth, and they were visibly shaking. It wasn't the same reaction of sadness that he had felt when Raze spoke particular words. Instead, this was the reaction of pure shock.
'Judging by his reaction, it's clear that Alen knows nothing about this. Not that I expected him to. He really is a small cog in the grand scheme of things,' Raze thought.
"What have I been doing this whole time? Have I just been a fool, willingly accepting what the higher-ups taught me?" Alen started to think of all the people he had handed the item to individually without making them aware of the consequence.
It was making him feel sick, and he wanted to throw up right there and then. Half of one's life? How many people would even willingly take the items?
"I'm sorry for handing you such a thing... I had no idea," Alen continued.
