"What do you think now, father?" Ameria asked. "Thanks to all this, Zaos will never be truly loyal to the royal family. Are you happy with the results of your schemes?"
"No, but I wouldn't have made things different even I knew things would end this way," Dalyor said. "You are too young to understand this, Ameria, but we didn't keep the kingdom in pace for over two thousand years, relying only on a legend. Someday, you will understand why I did this. Even Laiex could understand it."
"I hope that someday I will be able to do it… otherwise, I will never find in my heart a reason to forgive you for treating a dear friend as a pawn," Ameria said.
