"What is your goal?"
'My goal…' Cassien thought. 'I have several different aims, but I won't be telling him a single one. Not one.'
Cassien scratched his head awkwardly. "I don't have one. Not yet, at least."
The elf stared at him for several seconds before finally turning his back.
"Fine, you may leave now."
Cassien nodded respectfully, acknowledging Elandor's status as king, and began walking back toward Class-1C.
As he continued, a voice echoed through his mind.
It came from Elandor.
"You can lie to me, young man, but not yourself." Cassien continued moving. "You'll fall to ruin sooner than you think if you continue. One can never truly measure the darkness within a malicious core. If you dare abandon your human roots and become whatever it is you seek to become… I'll have to step in and kill you. Is strength worth your human soul? Would you really give your life away for power?"
Cassien smiled as he continued walking forward, then whispered calmly,
