"Can I kill him? If he doesn't see me coming, he won't be able to retaliate" "No" Esadora replied vehemently "Let me persuade Ryze. If I convince him to join hands with me, we might be able to take him down" "Then what? Do you expect that Ryze guy to show you the way out? Is he that stupid?" "Can I hope that he is?" Dannan spun around angrily "I shouldn't have allowed you to come here. This was a bad idea" "There's nothing you could have done to stop me. Besides we should be happy. Already we've accomplished one thing" "What?" "The hold he had on me is gone. He can't control me. Not anymore" "He could always do it again" "No. He won't be able to. The last time Dalila had bound my magic so I was helpless but not now. I will fry his brains if he tries to come anywhere near

