Chapter 79 The Binding Choice

• For a moment that stretched like eternity, Father stared at my outstretched hand. Through the power connecting us, I could feel the war raging within him—centuries of isolation and self-imposed exile battling against the possibility of a connection he had thought lost forever.
• "You don't understand what you're asking," he said, but his voice carried less certainty than before. "The moment I lower my defenses, the moment I allow myself to hope for redemption, the power will surge beyond all control. I've seen it happen before."
• "Then we face it together," I replied, maintaining my position despite the energy crackling between us.