Repent
Lex did not immediately reply, for he needed a moment to decide exactly how to proceed. Ereboth was a genius, there was no doubt. Among all sentient worlds, he was probably one of the smartest, if not the smartest in the entire Origin realm.
Unfortunately, though he may be a genius by sentient planet standards, and had power enough to have few rivals, he was pretty dumb by ordinary standards. What kind of an excuse had he given?
That was as if a drug addict had come out of rehab, grabbed drugs at the first chance, and smiled guiltily when a cop caught him, openly bragging about his time in rehab. If anything, it only proved that the rehabilitation was not enough.