“I’m falling out of contention because I’m not man enough for her?” I ask Leiza in completely dumbfounded disbelief. “You can’t be pleased. Arion’s all over you and that’s no good, and Emit—” “Arion’s attention would be great. But he’s been devoted to one woman for this much of his eternity—a woman who’s rising soon. And even if he’s as completely over her and ready for me as he claims to be, he still hasn’t gotten any closure from her. I don’t want to compete. Why put myself through that at all? It just seems like a pointless risk.”
