Atticus was at a crossroads.
Moments ago he'd been meditating, trying to get used to entering the stage of Logoth and erasing his emotions, when he felt a familiar aura appear from the surface, followed by an explosion, and now, words.
He just finished listening to Kaino speak, and to be completely honest, he hadn't been shocked.
It was a betrayal even he saw coming.
'Because she didn't listen to my advice.'
People were predictable creatures. They had a desperate need to assert dominance, to feel control over something… anything.
The moment that sense of control was threatened, they would rebel. It was simply in their nature. The more they were pushed, the harder they lashed out.
The incident weeks ago with Anorah and Kaino cemented all that occurred today.
This was why Atticus had never left room for uncertainty. He never allowed equality, never compromise. Only absolute domination.
