If Arden's soul was purified, it meant that he could return to where the Tsarqis were.
It used to be the thing he wanted most, but that was long gone.
All he wanted now was to be here with Runa. Forever.
"I don't want to go back," Arden said.
Roderick stared at him. "Do you want to follow in Lucille's footsteps?"
Arden didn't answer, and Roderick sighed as he closed his eyes. "Do you want to end up like Lucille?"
"Runa is not her father. She will not make a pact with the devil."
"Christopher made a pact before he had children. That means Runa is automatically bound to Mammon, too."
"We still don't know what kind of creature she really is, do we?" Arden burned with emotion, hearing Roderick's accusation against Runa. "Have you ever been in a situation like this? What happens to the offspring born of a Soul Seller and a Tsarqi?"
"Disaster. Their descendant is a disaster."
