«Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!» Cassian punches the wall of his room furiously, so hard that his knuckles split open. The result he got during the exam was far below his expectations, and anger eats him alive from the inside. The awareness that he's still so far from Eiric's level torments him, filling him with frustration.
Lilvyra, lying naked on the bed, watches him with a calm, almost indifferent gaze, while in her mind she's already planning her next move. Her goal isn't just to help Cassian pass some academy tournament; she must make him strong enough to let him join the cult that all members of the Thalukvar family belong to. She could grant him a fragment of her power, and that alone would be enough to defeat Eiric, but that's not her aim.
«Is there really nothing you can do to make me stronger?! Then what's the point of you?!» Cassian snaps, turning to Lilvyra in anger and disappointment. His harsh, insolent tone doesn't please the girl at all.
