A Costly Lesson.

The man wasn't concerned about her bottled anger. He said confidently as if chastising her, "Don't sound like you are doing me a favor. You need me. You need to believe me. It is your only choice. You can't get stronger without the path of divinity. That is your only path forward. So you have to believe me or accept the fact that you will not grow stronger forever."

Tanya said, "You are not my only choice. I could submit to the god-king and swear fealty to him. I am sure it will accept me and will grant me strength." 

The man asked with a slight smirk, "But you are not going to do that are you?" 

Tanya's anger began to return. "Why not?" She asked with eyes blazing with rising anger. It seemed that fire would really spill forth from her eyes at any moment.