A Greedy Man - Part 9

"The bravery in you too has kneeled towards me, just as I have, at times, kneeled towards you," Claudia said.

"Are these your true forms then?" Beam asked.

"As best you can imagine them to be," Claudia said. "And your own form is as best you can imagine it to be. One can always go deeper, one can always be more impressive. You did well to give up a crown so quickly after having been given it."

"I have fought a man that was willing to give up everything in order to defeat me," Beam said, remembering Jok. Finally, slowly, his memories were reaching him, they were slowly catching up to the present. "When I cannot seize victory, I have no qualms doing the same."