[ABILITY-CONSTRUCTION: COMPLETE]
[SOVEREIGN'S-DECREE: ONLINE]
[READY-FOR-DEPLOYMENT]
Yoo felt it integrate—whoomph—a new capability sliding into his conceptual frame, as an external ability, a part of him now. The knowledge of how to grant True Names without using his own soul strength.
"I'm ready to choose," he announced.
The Keeper gestured—flow-shimmer—and the circles glowed brighter, waiting for selection.
But Yoo ignored them all.
"Actually," he said carefully, "I want to negotiate."
[...ELABORATE.]
"The trial says I must Name one being to pass. But it doesn't specify that I must Name one of these." He gestured at the circles. "What if I want something else as a reward?"
The Keeper was silent for three seconds. Script flowed faster through its body—rush-rush-RUSH—processing the request.
[UNPRECEDENTED-REQUEST. BUT: NOT-FORBIDDEN. TRIALS-ALLOW: NEGOTIATION-UPON-EXCEPTIONAL-PERFORMANCE.]
