The display of Madame Zara's magic lit a fire that seemed to have never existed before in Nikolai's chest.
'If they can bind spirits to pendants and small toys for children...'
His vague goal of wanting to have a comfortable life and help his father relax began to change—new goals and desires started forming, and now he began organising his current goals while watching the pendant in his hands.
"Kai? What's the matter?" Selene's eyes shimmered with a beautiful glow because the current Nikolai was so different. There was something inside his deep, piercing gaze that had never existed before, and she felt shivers down her spine upon noticing his slight change.
'I know that look... that deep flicker of determination, no ambition! What made him change? This necklace... who gave it to him, and what does it mean to him?'