Chapter 278: For Those With Power
Lyria's POV
I noticed the crestfallen look on their faces — the way their shoulders sagged, the way their eyes dimmed, the way the hope that had flickered there moments before seemed to gutter like a candle in the wind. I immediately rephrased my words, choosing them with care.
"What I m-mean," I said choosing my words carefully, "is that I may n-not be able to g-get rid of the royal f-family entirely. I may n-not be able to d-destroy them completely. I may n-not be able to k-kill them myself. But I c-can do something. I can m-make them lose their p-power. I can help w-with such matters, p-perhaps, if it comes to it. I can be part of something larger. I can be a weapon, if needed."
I paused, letting my words settle.
"But I wouldn't b-be able to fully g-get rid of them on my o-own. That is n-not within my power. Not yet."
I looked at each of them in turn, meeting their eyes.
