At Elian's call, Bianca smirked and followed. When the two of them left, three world leaders and their Anchors were left at the altar. All three were turned speechless by Elian's action.
The worst thing to receive from someone else was not hate; it was indifference.
Hate demands that you dedicate a part of your energy and will to someone. To some degree, hate gives someone importance. This was why if someone else took out the object of your hate, you rarely feel joy; instead, you feel anger.
Anger that someone else took away the chance for vengeance.
Fury that you failed to vent your rage in the most savage way possible.
Before, Elian hated these people. They were the ones who drove the woman he loved the most to despair. But now that he stripped away his emotions using Adamant, everything became clear.
There was no reason to hate them.
