"So, is it that the Black Dragon sees the potential for me to grow to the point where I could start simply creating my own dragons if I wanted one, or that he sees the potential for me to fully embrace the way of the Ancients and just do as I please without regard for the implications?" Karl asked.
"Don't forget that he can also see the past and future. So, it might be something that you're going to do if you get a dragon that has personally offended him before you ever thought of doing it," Cara added helpfully.
The Black Dragon Avatar sighed. "You know, there is no good way to answer that because no matter which answer I give, it only encourages you to do the other, which will still lead to the same outcome, just in a different way."
"Divine inevitability? A point in the timeline that exists in almost all possible timelines that the Black Dragon is trying to steer this reality towards avoiding?"
