The cavern went silent after Zephyr made his last modification, and the air became heavy with unspoken tension. Lytheron, who had been placid and unmoving, opened his eyes calmly.
The Voice of The World sounded again, utterly indifferent to the high stakes of the conversation.
[Proctor Lytheron A'Uthiel Ryx has received the Scion's proposed contractual amendments. Proctor will now respond.]
"Modify," Lytheron stated without hesitation, gazing straight at Zephyr.
"You chose to ammend the clauses. Good. It shows you at least have a good grasp on such nuances," he nodded slowly. "If you had accepted this contract without probing its weaknesses, jumping right in blindly, I would have questioned your intelligence. The idea of claiming your body sooner rather than later would have grown heavier on my mind…"
