No matter how many possibilities there are, they all probably boil down to the same thing: either I become a powerful official focused on my career,
or I become a powerful official who is entangled with you both in career and personal affairs.
Lance laid out the scenarios that could unfold after he didn't leave the Abyss as the possible outcomes of his deduction.
Meredith, Christine, and Great Vampire Krastihela blushed, wanting to retort, but when the words reached their lips, they felt... that these possibilities were not out of the question.
Love and hate intertwined.
They would continue to target Lance, thinking of subjugating him, and it wasn't unlikely that as they spent more time together, they would slowly be drawn to him.
"So, what you mean is... you're afraid of falling in love with us, and that's why you choose to leave the Abyss?" Meredith propped her cheek with her hand, looking at Lance with a smirk that was not quite a smile.
