"I've been arrogant and stupid, but that won't happen anymore. I've learned my lesson, and I promise you that from now on I'll be much more careful."
"You better, kid." Orion checked Friya with Invigoration until he was sure that her life force was weird but undamaged. "Otherwise, once I'm done with the one who hurt you, I'll come for you next."
"I owe you an apology, Friya." Jirni wrung her hands. "You made the right decision, and I should have trusted your judgment more."
"What are you talking about, Mom?" Friya asked in confusion. "You've never questioned my pact with Faluel. At least in my face."
"Of course I didn't." Jirni dismissed her daughter's suspicious look with a sweep of her hand. "Sure, I don't like the terms of the pact, but without it you wouldn't have found your path in life and met Nalrond.
