"Vyse took everything from me, including you!" Ramirez said angrily, the first time he raised his voice since before the fight. "He turned you against me, and then killed Galcian. He deserved to die. You don't." Ramirez then did something even he didn't foresee himself doing - he raised his leg, and kicked Fina square in the stomach, avoiding her ribs. She would be sent flying across the room, out of range from the sword.
"Do you see, Fina!? I wanted you to stay with me, in Valua. I wanted us to be together again. But you... you chose to leave me, and helped the pirates kill Galcian! You betrayed me... and for that, I won't even give you the comfort of death." Ramirez's fists were clenched, and his teeth were gritted. He sheathed his sword with such force that it cut a small cut in his shirt. "I was going to ask you to stay with me... before Vyse broke you out of the Grand Fortress. We could have been together... but now, you're like me. You have nothing. We have nothing."