"Do not take him seriously on that," Claudia chided. "Your bravery is your strongest quality. Your bravery is what subordinated me to you. It was through your bravery that I connected with your desire, and I share a piece of you, just as you shared a piece of yourself with both Ingolsol and I. You did the brave thing, with two foreign wills in your body, you took the both of us, and you fed and clothed us, for that, you have our loyalty."
"Well, not for that," Ingolsol said again. "For the future – only there you have my loyalty. The moment you show weakness, I will take over. I will claim your throne. I will not serve a weak Lord."
