"That is if you can even think of such a thing before I freeze you solid from the inside out and then shatter you to pieces," Merus retorted. "As for 'my lot', you're gravely mistaken. I do not have, and never have had, a 'lot' I belong to."
Merus boldly took a step towards the angry Rex, looking into his golden, fiery eyes with his own eyes of glowing, dark blue an cold.
"It's hilarious for me to hear you say she accepted you when no one else would, that only proves your weakness. I am without bonds to anyone but the dragons, and as such... I am self-sufficient. I taught myself, I fended for myself, I did and do everything by myself. Now, go collect your money."