But Riley figured this payback wouldn't be quite satisfactory until he did something about this guy's intended legacy.
Yes. Legacy.
Not that someone like him deserved to leave anything behind, but at the very least, Riley wanted to make sure that whatever remained… was something he controlled.
Someone so prideful, malicious, and delusional cared so much about perception, that more than his magical abilities, he had actually weaponized influence.
Riley's jaw tightened at the thoughts that gripped him.
Just how many children did he accuse of running away?
How many dragon clans had he ostracized in the same manner while telling grieving families that their children had run away when that was further from the truth?
If Riley hadn't managed to encounter Orien when he did, what would've happened to that little duckling?
Wouldn't that write-off on that blasted ledger include a worse note than "Relocated"?
