[Anyone around him might notice Yurick is absolutely frozen. The chance that his most important people are there where he can't reach them is too great. But even if he takes the devil's deal, he can only save one.
If he saves Nagisa, then Zael, Calista, and the other mercenaries, along with Lettie, will die.
If he saves Zael, he loses his brother and the others. Zael might never forgive Yurick for letting his wife die.
Those two choices alone are impossible, and adding any number of others into the equation only makes it worse. He's paralyzed, he can't decide who to save... which means he's actually considering taking his blade to someone. His fingers are already trembling on the hilt, even if he's not fully aware of it.]
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If he saves Nagisa, then Zael, Calista, and the other mercenaries, along with Lettie, will die.
If he saves Zael, he loses his brother and the others. Zael might never forgive Yurick for letting his wife die.
Those two choices alone are impossible, and adding any number of others into the equation only makes it worse. He's paralyzed, he can't decide who to save... which means he's actually considering taking his blade to someone. His fingers are already trembling on the hilt, even if he's not fully aware of it.]