Commander Hida continued where she left off.
"But not all souls."
I immediately understood where this was going.
"The original bloodlines."
He nodded.
"The contracts never applied to us."
Silverbane folded her hands together.
"The Eternals can harvest ordinary souls."
"They can create Phantoms."
"They can create Abominations."
"They can process entire populations if they wish."
Her voice remained calm.
"But they cannot do the same to our bloodlines."
I frowned.
"Why not?"
"Nobody knows."
The answer came immediately.
"The contracts simply exclude us."
Haliaka tapped the table once.
"Perhaps intentionally."
"Perhaps accidentally."
"Perhaps because whoever created those contracts wanted limits placed upon Eternal authority."
She shrugged.
"No one truly knows anymore."
Commander Hida's expression became colder.
"What we do know is what happened afterward."
I already suspected the answer.
"If they can't use you..."
"They kill us."
