The Azure Dragons were at a loss for words. The two Celestials stared at the patriarch as if this was all his fault.
The patriarch let out a dry cough before addressing Pearl. "That was in the past. And as you can surely understand, we cannot just take someone who doesn't have the bloodline."
"No, I understand that, Patriarch," Pearl said. "And if it was just that, I wouldn't have held a grudge against you or this family. But you sent other family members to go after me while I was in the Fighting Continent, and I just can't let it pass."
Pearl paused for a moment and continued before anyone else could. "To be honest, I still don't hold a grudge against the family. That simply isn't what I could call what I feel. What I feel is a lack of any emotions. I don't hate the Azure Dragons, but I don't love them either. They could soar higher than ever or burn to the ground, and I wouldn't feel a thing."
