Chapter 1211
“You are seeing the glass as half empty, as usual.” Solus said. “There is no risk in trying. As Xoth said, we can leave at the first sign of trouble. Also, if this is really an attempt to trigger a tribulation, then it already failed.
“World tribulations don’t happen if you want them to. Last, but not least, I want to believe in Faluel’s kindness. If she sent us here, it’s because she hopes that by helping Jiera we can also help ourselves.
“The Forbidden Sun will affect both of us and even if it doesn’t cure our respective condition, it will provide us with invaluable knowledge about Forbidden Magic that we wouldn’t be able to acquire without committing unspeakable crimes.”
“And you are seeing the glass as half full, as usual.” Lith replied. “You are right about the tribulation, but the problem is that I don’t want it to trigger because I don’t want to die, so the risk still stands.
“Whatever her reason for sending us here is, I hate being manipulated. She should have come to me and said everything straight to my face. The only thing we agree on, is that passing the opportunity to check on the effects of Forbidden Magic would be beyond idiotic.
“The Odi, Arthan’s Madness, they all require a healthy individual to work with whereas my life force is already cracked. I can’t overlook the possibility that all our planning might become useless if my condition causes side effects with those kinds of procedures.”
“Yeah, right.” Solus scoffed. “Faluel should have been upfront, just like you did your whole life.”
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