“Has it occurred to you that there is no perfect Court anymore?” Rhemann asked. “It was Moriyama’s obsessive daydream, and he is unfortunately no longer with us. Day rejected his place in it, and Josten only had his number for a few months. You’re the last man standing. I’m not questioning your skill or dedication,” he added, putting a hand up like he honestly expected Jean to argue, “but you’ve got to start looking beyond that narrow dream. If there’s no perfect Court, there’s just you, and you have to take care of you. You’ve got to learn how sooner rather than later. Do you understand?”
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