Hearing the sincerity in Dan's voice, Clarion was at a sudden loss for words. He had said so much and did nothing wrong, but why must he be the one to take the fall?

Did they know nothing about the meaning of forever?

No… They knew—they knew exactly what was happening here.

Clarion had a feeling that if he took these accusations upon himself, there was only one path waiting for him—an extremely painful death.

Coming to this realization, Clarion took a deep breath and said slowly, " I'll say