"Have you taken a man's life before?" Dareth asked, staring at Zeuxis.
The boy looked at him for a bit before gulping down the thick saliva at the back of his throat.
"No," Zeuxis said, looking at his face.
"Childish! And yet, you challenged him. He is not a boy anymore because he has taken a man's life. He killed my son." Dareth said angrily.
"If you are going to be able to take him down, then you need to take a life."
"My father's." Zeuxis's face met with Dareth.
"Not necessarily your father's. You are going to kill a man here in my home. One of my men, perhaps." Dareth said, walking towards one of his two men who were his personal guards.
Zeuxis looked at him. "Are they just going to die because you want me to kill them?"
Dareth burst into serious laughter. "Who wants to
