"Do you really believe that?" Mithos had managed to reign in his emotions a bit more, so some of the fury disappeared from his voice, but hints of menace still remained in his eyes.

They hadn't tried. Not really. If Genis' so-called friends had really wanted to save her, they would have found a way to persuade--or coerce--the doctor. But they had just let him walk away.

And that wasn't even the half of it.

"Did Lloyd disappear like that to save her?"