Rhazii bared his teeth. Meesei lifted Rhazii's face up with more resistance than she might have expected. As soon as his wince from the point of Meesei's claw pressing at his head subsided, he showed his red-iris eyes filling with tears that he was having a gradually harder time keeping from falling. The sheer rage building on his face showed no signs of waning.

"And what if it turns out that I'll not reach that potential?" He said without hesitation. "What if I just keep disappointing you?"