Depeo responded to Radu's discontented gaze with a cold stare and said in a solemn tone, "Do not attempt to provoke that man. He has already proven his place with his strength. Your brother, after learning how to master Divine Artifact fusion and Power of Origin under a supreme figure, was still utterly defeated by him. If you challenge him, it will only..."
"Don't equate me with my brother anymore. He has become the family's outcast and, one could say, a disgrace!" Radu retorted with a flushed face.
"Your brother is making sacrifices for the family! You cannot look at him this way!" Depeo's voice grew harsher. Having witnessed one child of the Vlad family suffer due to arrogance, he could not watch another make the same mistake. He hoped his sternness could dissuade the child before him from his foolish notions.
