Use other abilities?
Did my Axiom even have other abilities?
How could I even use them?
Sett seemed to trust me a bit too much.
I am not like you, I thought. I will make a mistake. I am not…
He held my hand.
My thoughts settled down, feeling much better.
Sett sat down, calm as ever, while I stood behind him, my hands shaking. Zarah stayed close, her breathing shallow, her innocence cracking under the weight of what was coming.
Burrhen watched us, oblivious, sipping his wine like a fool.
I hated him—hated his smugness, his threats, the way he'd looked at Zarah like she was a bargaining chip. I hated his subordinates, too.
But kill him?
He was a Tier 2 Axiom Holder, if what we had learned was true.
We couldn't even defeat his subordinate—how could we possibly defeat him?
"Can we talk to the side?" Sett asked, gesturing casually.
Burrhen nodded, and I watched them step away, my pulse pounding in my ears.
Sett looked at me as he walked away, smiling ever so slightly.
