Dream

Asher was already heading toward the door to leave when Eldric suddenly spoke.

"What about your family and friends?"

Eldric asked the question because he was curious about the answer himself. At the same time, he wanted to see how Asher would react to being asked about something so personal.

But Asher simply turned back toward him without showing any surprise.

For a moment, he remained silent. Then he thought about it, almost as if he was trying to remember something from a very distant past.

Finally, he said, his tone completely calm,

"If you mean my real family, the ones I actually considered my family... they're dead. I killed all of them with my own hands."

...

Eldric went silent for a moment, simply trying to process Asher's words.

But Asher didn't wait for Eldric's response. He simply left the room and headed toward the cafeteria to have dinner, leaving Eldric behind in a state of confusion.