[Ruvian's POV]
After Loden had signed the contract, his hands were chained once again before Ophelia finally left the interrogation to Ruvian. She had to leave because that was what Loden wanted.
From the very beginning, there was one thing Ruvian had understood about Loden's intentions: this guy wanted to confirm something about him.
That much had been obvious.
As for everything else, Loden seemed willing to cooperate with almost anything, so long as Ruvian's answers managed to satisfy whatever suspicion had been lingering inside that strange head of his.
But what exactly would be enough to satisfy him?
Well, there was only one way to find out: answer his questions honestly and see where it led. There wasn't much risk in divulging a little information to Loden, because if things truly came down to it…
Then ending his life here was always an option.
Still, before it ever reached that point, Ruvian intended to extract something worthwhile from him first.
