Maxim took another step forward, his legs wobbling, but still standing. “You poor fool. You will never understand that there is so much more potential for good in this world than there is for bad. I pity you. I truly do. I wish I could make you understand that there is a way for us to live together in harmony, but if I must, I will fight,” he challenged.
A sudden, unexpected sadness filled Zathandalous’ eyes as he spoke. “My wife once felt the same way. I see her fire in you, Maxim. I must say that you are the only human that I feel some small semblance of admiration toward. I wish you were alive in the time of my race’s reign. Perhaps then, we could have come to an understanding. However, your kind could never be trusted. I find my actions…regrettable, but necessary.”
Maxim closed his e
