Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Central Region, Central Academic City, Morningstar University District, Brothwork Manor
I understood where Jill was coming from. Landing at the top of the Masters' hit list would do me no favors and might even disrupt my plans for them. However, leaving things as they were would run counter to the very reason I had come to the Central Region. It would send the message that no one could challenge me or eye what was mine—unless they were descendants of the Masters. That idea didn't sit right with me.
I couldn't overlook this. If anything, I was more certain now than before. Everything about the situation only reinforced that I was doing the right thing.
"Now you have two choices," I said calmly. "I can take you home first and come back later to settle the score, or I can settle it now and take you home afterward. Your choice." It was, in its own way, my attempt to make amends for my earlier arrogance.
