"I think this is a good chance of pace... I wonder what we will learn out here. New magic? I wonder of all those tales of witches living in lost coves and haunted never-ending forests." looking at both Lucas and Lilith, "All I'm concerned is what'll happen once our supply of food runs out. I don't know any purifying rituals in case we need to hunt." 
 
	Mikhael snorted at her new name for him, shaking his head with a grin of disbelief. Did she not understand that he only allowed the magic to consume him because he thought the Queen was more valuable than his own ideals? But he never did have a knack for conveying his feelings transparently. 

	"My, so that's all I am to you, huh? Just a weapon. A tool for the Queen? After all these years of we've spent together, even after I declared my intention to save our people..." looking off to the side, his smile suddenly replaced by a blank look, "And here I thought you were one of the very few who believed in my humanity." he then turned and gave her a stern glare, "To lose myself... if I have to make that sacrifice in order to protect the whole, is that really such a bad thing? Am I just the same as the beasts in the wild to you? I don't think any of them would place the lives of anyone else before themselves. But if the question whether I can control these dark compulsions really concerns you so much..." with a loud click, Mikhael dropped his silvered blade at her side, "Here."

He kicked his feet up on the rest, "There are many more of you than me. Not to mention the two in the royal guard. If I do lose control of myself at any point, I'm sure it'll be easy..." pulling hood of his cloak over his head, "To kill me."

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