“Then you know me less well than you think. I don’t do what I do for power. That came as a consequence of fighting for the things you dismiss. The price of your power. To you, the lives of innocent people are a cost. To me, they are the entire point. I am not an astral king first, or an original. I’m an adventurer.” He moved closer Jamis, staring up at the much taller man. “And adventurers stand between innocent people and things like you.”
