"Pardon me, Father, but I don't need to take a break—"
He interrupted her, saying, "Don't push yourself too much, Eirlia. You've been training with your brothers since childhood, and you were the only one who had not shown any progress. I'm afraid guarding the mother tree would be extremely difficult for you."
He is trying to get rid of Eirlia while using her lack of confidence to manipulate how she thinks! He is such a cunning bastard with no remorse and even gets as far as using his daughter to get what he wants.
As much as I want to understand where he is coming from, his acts that might affect this empire's future is more of a paramount concern. There's no point in reasoning with Elder Galdir if he is still stubborn with his greed for power through the demon's schemes.
I closed my eyes, trying to communicate with Eirlia through telepathy.
(Eirlia, I know he is your Father, but you have to listen to me—)
