After Kiara's departure, Valaria, having made some decisions of her own, shifted slightly to face Kurt with full honesty.
"About the twelve…."
"You manipulated me." He stopped her before she could even finish.
A promise and twelve hours. Linking those words, Kurt had deduced something was supposed to happen, and adding the fact that she herself had stated she might have been eliminated after made everything clear to him.
"You would have fought Trish. The granddaughter of the Sword Saint. You would have lost, denying me of the satisfaction of eliminating you."
Stating her intentions, Kurt couldn't help but laugh at himself for how easily he had been played. He really was getting attached to her, but it turned out it was all part of her manipulation.
"You have him now…"
Pointing at Kai, who seemed lost in thought, he snarled and turned to leave. Unlike Kiara, who had branched deeper into the store, he made his way toward the shattered door. He was done being used.
