**“You call yourselves devotees of power? But… if that’s what you believe, then someone has misled you. Because real strength isn’t this—” your voice trembled despite your brave front, “this… it only looks like bullying.”**
For just a moment, the fierceness in your eyes faltered, the words carrying a raw crack of emotion you couldn’t quite hide.
Snipit chapter 11. For a flicker of a moment—just a heartbeat—you saw it. His eyes shifted, as if the resolve behind your words cracked something deep within him. Surprise? Doubt? It was gone before you could place it.