And at the end, when I face Odium and win, you will be there. I’ll give you this gift.” “The pain of knowing I was wrong?” “You told me earlier that you wished to be proven wrong. If you’re sincere—and this was never about being right or about gaining power—then on that day we can embrace, knowing it is all over. Old friend.” Taravangian looked at him, and there were tears in his eyes. “To that day, then,” he whispered. “And to that embrace.”
