What have I done, what have I become.

「as he spoke down to her, making it clear of the wrongs she'd done to him, he was surprised not to see her tear down like before. no tears, not even hurried. she took her time, moving with grace despite the tension their conversation held. and it impressed him. could be it?- fic a new woman? he listened, increasingly intrigued as he watched her with his usual harsh gaze. studying her and hearing her out for the time being before responding to her. "My thirst for power is never a liability for the ones I consider close, relative and complementary to my goals. I am not some ruthless villain ruining my relations for fun. I build my self from the ground up, as my family has. And then I sustain it." he spoke with a deeply baritone voice. "It is up to you, like the others, on which side you choose to stand on." he snorted, his nares flaring as he blew out hot air. he hoped he himself very clear in this moment; concise with his wording as he explained what widow had not allowed him to in that first instance of personal enmity. had the queen of hellborn listened, maybe she would've had what medusa will. a missed blessing, all in all. for what the dunamis would become in boreas would be great. Érebos was expansive and direct with his ambitions. he gave everyone a chance to choose their sides. to be conquered or join him-, it was was a play of power. and in the world of wolves, it mattered. "Other conditions?" he paused. "Withstand polygamy if your eyes are set on me." his binary pools shifted across her face, reading her. he knew she did not like the idea of it, but Érebos was far from monogamy. his first relationship had been widow-, and that was open to other suitors on both ends. an idea he himself had struggled with at times truth be told, but he never became overwhelmed by it. if keeping fic in such a dynamic meant he had to give her the same met freedom in regards to sex & affection, this would prove tricky. but not impossible. he could order escorts for her enjoyment, provide a detached way for her to let off steam had she felt the need to. it could be so simple. he was truly hallow.
and finally, she signed the contract; it was sealed and forever held against identification. she belonged to the dunamis now. adopted in a sense, but she would enjoy the perks just the same. she would bear the lineage's future and for it, be made safe & supported but a large powerful family that was soon to dominate boreas. "Take on a hyphenated surname if it makes you happy. But ensure you go by a Dunamis as well here on out. I reside in insomnia. Do you agree to venture there with me and remain there for as long as I do?" he asked, sitting and watching her. 」