[ It's no shock when Rezo states the obvious logistical issues. Zelgadis knew as he was asking that if this were a feasible course of action, Rezo would have suggested it already.

There's no forgiving what he did to Taforashia, but nor can Zelgadis deny that Rezo kept his word and cleaned up the mess he made.

Pokota had even been grateful for that.

Zelgadis wouldn't in a million years call Rezo a man with a proper sense of responsibility. Responsible people don't do the things he's done. What he would say is it's not Rezo's nature to leave people wholly high and dry.

(This wretched chimeric form is stronger than his human one. He had told the truth the way Xellos tells the truth.)

A sliver of tension leaves Zelgadis' body. That's good news. ]

I should have called Amelia here too. Her white magic proficiency far outstrips mine.

[ He should have, but he's not sure he would have even if he knew days ago how bad things actually were. If the state of Remedis is taking a mental toll on him, what would it do to her?

Prioritizing one person over an entire town... Selfishness must be a family trait.

At any rate, this is no time for thinking about should-haves. ]

One last thing. Since the purpose of this curse appears to be inducing suffering as opposed to death, it's almost certainly a mazoku we're dealing with here, isn't it? One that's found an inexhaustible source of sustenance.