Quote | - “Too bad,” he said in that deep but wryly dismissive tone. “It was an interesting experiment.”
- “Betrayed!” Kruin’s voice cracked into a howl. “I gave you access to my city! I gave you control of my court! At your suggestion, I have slaughtered most of my heirs! And now all you can say… is ‘Too bad’?”
- The Prophet shrugged. “Some few merit immortality. Most do not. Yours, I fear, is the common lot.”
- “Why, I’m dying. But I can’t be. You promised!” […]
- Kruin tried to rise, but his legs folded under him. A look of astonishment crossed his wasted face.
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