Though Marcell was momentarily stunned, he still explained patiently, "This man is the guardian of the Forbidden Ground. If we kill him, we'll be able to take the treasure."

He was gravely wounded and had to rely on Dustin to deal with Aven, so he needed to be persuasive.

"We can talk about the treasure later. Right now, it's time to settle some old scores." Dustin stretched out his hand, and the long sword on the ground shot up into his grasp.

"Settle old scores? What are you talking about?