An oath of loyalty. 2
"I know what you intend to do; I'm not stupid. What I want to know is to know what motivates you to make such a decision. You know, just like me, that this is not something to be taken lightly. So why do you want to submit soon?" He interrupted Dalvine in the middle of his explanations while asking her this question in a monotonous voice and with dark eyes.
"..."
"Judging by your silence, I can therefore assume that you have no valid reason; am I wrong?" He insisted with a bland smile.
But seeing their confusion in the face of his unexpected refusal, he then gives them the reason for his rejection.
"From your expression, I can conclude that you did not expect me to hesitate to accept your loyalty oath, right? Am I an idiot for not getting two beings with disproportionate powers among my subordinates?
-Exactly, the reason for my refusal is your power. Your powers are so mysterious that they could cause me more problems than they could solve if you turned against me.