“What must I do to prove to you that I need not be your enemy?” I can’t stop myself from licking my lips, the attention making me realize how dry they are. “Change your name—your destiny. Give up the Oricalis Kingdom entirely when you remake the world. Shatter it.” “Give me the World, and I will. Gladly.” His eyes bore a hole straight through me, as if he can see everything I am and have ever been.
