SPOILER
he tries to explain to ilay that he didn’t run away, but obv ilay doesn’t believe him and grapes him none stop, just like that, it makes taei bleed im pretty sure. There was a part where ilay finishes doing his stuff to taei ( his anger out ig? ) and taei tries to tell him the truth again. Ilay doesn’t believe him. Overall I can’t remember how it exactly finished but this was almost the end and ilay doesn’t change in the side stories and maintains a black flag..

Well Ik it’s not gonna look pretty for taei at the end of the novel.