2952 Present Struggles (Part 2)

"He taught us Light Mastery and accompanied us to the Fringe. He is *our* friend and the fact that Friya loves him should make you appreciate Nalrond more, not consider him a liability to your friendship."

"Fine, you win." Lith raised his hands with the palms out in surrender. "But if we are going to do this, we'll do it my way."

"What do you mean?" Nalrond asked.

"I mean that I'm going to do everything I can to ensure your survival." Lith scoffed. "I'm not going to put Solus' and Friya's happiness at risk just to be nice."

"I still don't follow you." The Rezar was getting more puzzled by the second. "You putting the most effort into the procedure is a good thing. I want to live. It's the whole point of me asking you for help. Why are you talking as if it's a bad thing instead."