(Karsten)
I stood on the precipice of disbelief. I thought I could keep her safe, but my powers had turned out limited, and this world, too cruel.
From the moment Asbela had shown me those masks, I knew the stalker was going to pin the kidnapping of Arata on me.
He had planted one piece of evidence; I wasn't sure if he had planted more. So I had Olphi scan the whole house and get rid of anything that might implicate me.
Arata's behaviour made sense too. The stalker was feeding her lies, creating doubts in her heart. Although some of the things he had told her were true, that contributed to her developing this strong distrust for me.
I could never forget the look she had given me at our last meeting.
The mistrust in her eyes and that disappointment and fear…
So I immediately left Marica City with Ma and arrived in Sparia. I informed Caysir to use Ranold's car and take his help where needed, knowing the police would soon confiscate everything in my name.
