Sylvie replied. "At the rate that boy is going, he is putting his hands on daughters, heirs, queens maybe, and treasured women of every single powerhouse. Not just this floating land but potentially beyond it."
She let that sit for a second.
"I have seen it with my own eyes, Claude. How girls around him get attracted without even realizing it. And the worst part? He isn't even trying. It just happens."
She turned to him.
"So let me ask you. Do you really think you are the only father having the exact same conversation about making that boy belong solely to your daughter?"
Claude smiled which wasn't warm. The kind of smile that had preceded the downfall of rival houses and the ruin of entire trade empires throughout his career.
"I knew he was trouble. But once I set my hands on something, it becomes mine. It has always been the case."
His voice didn't carry a single trace of doubt.
