‘I was of their number,’ Sanya said. ‘I was less experienced. Foolish. Proud. I did not set out to be a monster, but that much power corrupts. Shiro faced the Fallen I had allowed in. He exposed its lies. And I made a better choice.’ ‘Traitor,’ said Cassius, his voice cold. ‘We handed you the world. Power. Glory. Everything you could have wanted.’ Sanya faced the man and said, ‘What I wanted you could never give me. I had to find it for myself.’
