“This High King begging me to kill him is not the Thane Athayel I’ve always known. The High King of Palenor begging me, his enemy, to take over the rule of his land... You’re pathetic. The Thane I knew would never let his mate go. He would have fought for her until the end, not give up like a coward. This is how you want to be remembered? Because this is the only thing people will remember. That you gave up.”
