Lucian didn't answer right away; his fingers tapped lightly on the cover of the book he held. For a moment, he thought about responding, but in the end, he just gave a faint smile and opened it to the first page. "Really? I honestly don't remember ever saying I'd stop reading it."
He fell silent after hearing that from Ivan. It was true—back when he was still going by Kalandra, he rarely read books. Even during exams, he only bothered going over material that was likely to come up on the test. But reading had always been second nature to the original Lucian; the neatly lined bookshelves around them were proof of that habit.
Thinking back on his earlier conversation with Reynald, he realized relying solely on the Subjugation Skill wasn't enough for what he needed right now. He needed something more versatile, something he could use in any situation.
