his entire life, phainon dedicated his life to the flame chase journey.

he met you a while after he arrived in okhema, when lady aglaea introduced you to him.. the new person he'd learn to grow up with, to care for and respect as his equal.. like any other person in okhema.

...but maybe he respected you just a tiny bit more!

sparring with mydei, getting new clothes from aglaea, helping out tribbie, trianne and trinnon with whatever there was.. of course, getting scolded by his old teacher- anaxagoras, and getting stolen from by cipher was more like a daily occurrence to him, something he learnt to appreciate in his life.

and yet, here he was.. losing his companions on a daily basis. first trianne, being taken by the flame reaver. mydei, who left to defend okhema in castrum kremnos, castorice, who sacrificed herself, and anaxa who gave his life while executed.

and now, here you were. how could he not question the cruel prophecies that directed the course of their life, that told them they'd need to give their life one day.. all but his.

so when he saw you, on that day, his heart broke.