Finn stood in silence, his Hallowed Domain pulsing softly as his mind processed the options with cold calculation.
Immediate power versus earned strength. Both paths involved the Moon Mother's influence. Both bound him to her in different ways. And both avoided answering what he truly needed to know.
But one thing was clear in his mind already.
He would never accept the first option. Never.
The promise of instant ascension to Rank 2, of power handed to him on a silver platter, reeked of dependency. Of surrendering control over his own development. Of becoming something shaped by the Moon Mother's will rather than his own.
Claiming control over authority that belonged to Her, and using that as a base to build an interpretation of his Error concept? It sounded like he'd be doing the bulk of the work with his Error and simply using the divine authorities Luna spoke of to have a vastly higher floor for starting out, but Finn knew better.
