[Bonus chapter thanks to Reading_aniac :)]
Sylas wasn't sure what to think, honestly. He was rarely so confused.
First, Fanelei wanted him badly enough to even cross countless light-years with her. But then she was supposedly not sure of him enough and had him tested. That test led to a fallout she wasn't prepared for, so she placed restrictions on him. But now she wanted him to go and earn his Rune Mastery resources on his own?
It didn't make any sense.
If there was a single through-line to be found, Sylas would have found it already. But right now, it felt more like an eccentric grandmother doing what she pleased whenever she pleased rather than a woman with a real plan in mind.
There was something that Sylas wasn't factoring in, though. Something that, if he did, would make things make more sense.
Emotion.
Sylas wasn't someone who didn't understand that humanoids could be irrational creatures. He was actually quite used to manipulating the emotions of others when need be.
