Barda's words left Arthur silent, which the man took as a cue to continue.
"Even if you don't want to, as long as you possess those Aspects, other Candidates will come after you, aiming to kill you and take your Aspects to make their own stronger.
The Candidate Selection is a Battle Royale. Unless you plan to give up your Aspects without a fight if it comes to that, and lose all the power they grant you?"
"…"
Arthur might not have wanted to gain them, but he definitely wanted the power they granted him.
Giving that up willingly?
No way. He couldn't see himself doing that.
He didn't need to say it aloud for Barda to understand, and sitting up, the man offered,
"Let's make a little compromise. I won't force you to become an Eternal, but I'll train you a bit. Then again, even if I did, it's not like it would happen immediately.
