Max's eyes darted frantically from one friend to another, all bound by the blood chains he'd conjured. His gaze finally settled on Lucius, whose eyes still shimmered with a violent haze.
This was the perfect chance for Max to kill Lucius if he really wanted, as even if he was interrogated about it later he could blame Lucius's death on the illusion and say that he was trying to rip his throat off.
If he really wanted to, he could have killed Lucius a hundred times by now and had no need to lead him through the dungeon either, however, Max had bigger plans for Lucius.
Although since he was an Aurelius, he couldn't be trusted completely, as far as Max understood the boy, he was so blind in his desire to become the crown prince that he was willing to bend over backwards to achieve it.
