Skylar didn’t answer right away.

After a long stretch of silence, he finally spoke. His voice was empty, stripped of all emotion.

“You said you want to submit to me?”

Godric nodded frantically. “Yes—yes! I’m willing to submit! I’ll be loyal forever. I’ll go wherever you send me!”

A faint curve touched Skylar’s lips.

Thin. Cold. Cruel.

Then his eyes turned glacial, devoid of even the slightest warmth.