Theora was stunned. Had their lesson already started? Or was Breorion just messing with her? She squinted her eyes, a bit frustrated she couldn't read him better, and decided to go along with it.
"That's not true," she retorted. "Plenty of things are free."
"Name one," Breorion challenged her.
"Kindness."
"No one is kind without expecting to improve their image or how others perceive them. Kindness is often soothing to one's ego. See, I do this for others, therefore I am a good person. Even if it is well-intended, kindness is self-serving."
"Love."
"Love comes with expectations," Breorion calmly said. "A motherly love feeds on the love their children return to them. Many elders actually expect their children to take care of them later in life in return for raising them. Love in a co
