“He wanted off that island, and all I did was get him killed,” he said. “He hid on the ship. He knew you wouldn’t allow him to come for this very reason. He’s never seen true battle.” Rythos just shook his head. “And now, he never will.” “It’s not your fault.” “My father was right,” he muttered. “All I am to them is poison.” Rythos’s father had never deserved him. But sometimes a man had to learn such lessons for himself.
