With a semblance of calm restored, he observed Elena's beautiful features and noticed the hesitation making her brows twitch.
'Did I not do enough to convince her?'
He closed his eyes, the crushing weight of her decision pressing on his shoulders. Yet, he couldn't give up.
Breath caught in his throat, he rummaged through his brain for something to add to tilt the balance in his direction.
As an awkward silence settled over the room, Elena's amused laughter shattered it.
"When did I say that I wanted to defeat the magus? I don't even know about him."
"..."
His mouth opened and closed a few times, but no words formed. He noticed how Shepard's mouth hung open as stunned as he was.
Then, he remembered she had written about it! Elena didn't know who destroyed the morphomancer path until her death!
'Why does she want to join them if she doesn't share their goal?'
