There was a long, cold silence.
“Why did you do it?” Her voice was soft, almost a whisper. “I was ready to speak to the elders about an annulment… yet, you wanted me dead.” The silence continued. Long and heavy. Varek could feel a sweat run down his spine.
“If you weren’t prepared for the fates to select your other half, you should have laid down your title and allowed someone else to rule the clan. Someone deserving!” She glared. “You could have done that, but you are so full of greed, you would rather have me die than forfeit power to any other.”
"No one can handle such responsibility-”
“And you? Were you ready to handle it? You may have shown great brute strength and battle strategies, but you were always weak minded, Varek. Everything had to go your way and yours alone.” She sat b
