Chapter 414: A Partnership of Equals
Lyria's POV
I tilted my head, considering him.
"I-I confess, Your Grace, I did not think to e-establish terms."
He regarded me for a moment.
"No. I rather suspected you had not."
There was a faint amusement in his expression, though it gave way soon enough to something more considered.
"This is proving rather more difficult than I had anticipated. I believe we must alter the terms of our arrangement."
My eyes widened at that.
"S-surely y-you jest."
"I do not." He held up a hand before I could speak further. "And you need not be alarmed, Your Highness. I shall still teach you, precisely as you requested. That part remains entirely unchanged. But I cannot very well permit an arrangement in which you are the sole recipient of whatever I have to offer."
I stared at him.
