Sage Sayfeel narrowed his eyes.
The weight of his gaze pushed down on Rui.
A single question escaped his mouth.
"Why?"
Rui stared at him silently for a moment.
"I believe that I can find him."
His eyes grew more intense.
"I believe that I can compel him."
His tone grew stronger.
"I believe I can end this war by ending what caused it," His clear eyes met those of Sage Sayfeel. "I believe that I can get him to heal my father."
Sage Sayfeel's eyes sharpened into slits.
The air seemed to shift.
It seemed to be wrung taut by the escalating tension.
"End what caused it?" Sage Sayfeel whispered.
The displeasure in his voice was clear.
"Compel the Divine Doctor to heal the Emperor?"
His eyebrows furrowed sternly.
"That is not the destiny that your father bestowed upon you."
not
to you. He entrusted
powerful gaze for a moment before
am aware, but…"
in
does not mean I have to accept the destiny or the will that he bequeathed me," Rui narrowed his eyes. "He said the choice was mine. And this
father gave you power that many in this world
STEP
Rui, peering into his
that power that he graciously gave
is Martial," Rui calmly replied.
shook his head. "These
his powerful gaze. "My only path is
more firm. "…In this life and in any
his eyes. "You would reject this Empire? You would reject save it from the flames
eyes peered
cost of
eyes. "I won't allow
stronger. "Ascend the throne and rule over Kandria,
prophecy, not my father," Rui's tone was calm yet solid. "He didn't foresee anything. He used the revelation
head. "I cannot do justice to Project Water as
cannot tread my Martial Path
Martial Path,"
eyes grew more
from the
Sage Sayfeel didn't respond.
silence
"The only reason I ever considered this choice, the choice to tread the path of the Emperor at the cost of
"…my family is not nearly as absolutely central to the very essence of my identity
his heart. "Abandoning them…the very thought of it is excruciating. Just imagining it is
I
pain, clawing at his chest. "…there's nothing
darkness in his eyes
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