章 1618: Down the Memory Lane (Part 2)

"We take the bastard down together and everybody wins." Jiza said.

"If you are willing to go to such lengths to protect her, why didn't you just Awaken Jirni and bring her into your fold? Based on what Lith told me about her, she's an outstanding woman." Faluel asked.

"She is, but I can't Awaken her for the same reason my ancestor Oghrom took his own life. Jirni is as much of a monster as he was and your mother knows what his final words were." Jiza looked at Fyrwal who started to quote her late friend.

"Never Awaken someone like me, no matter how talented or brilliant they are. Once I gained the power of magic, my friendship with Valeron was the only tie with my humanity that I had left and the only leash still restraining my actions.