“They were going to kill you!” I screamed, matching his intensity. “What should I have done, Triton? You tell me!” “You should have let me die for my people!” Perched at the edge of his pedestal, a pulsating vein throbbed at Triton’s temple. “That is my place! That is my duty! All those lives that were lost, do you not realize I would lay down my life here and now to bring them back? You robbed me of that choice. Denied me the right to honor my people in the noblest way a king ever could!” “How could I do that? You are my brother and I love you!” “I am your king!” he roared, silencing the
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