“Rhys stood with a dagger in his hand, plunged into the chest of Tyrus, who froze in a moment of shock. The entire world around me slowed down, all of life became a blur. Rhys had just killed his greatest enemy, the man responsible for Selese's death. He felt a great sense of satisfaction and retribution. Finally, justice prevailed. At the same time, Rhys seemed numb in relation to the world, he had a strange feeling, as if he was about to meet death. Rhys prepared himself for the death that would surely follow. The hall was full of Tyrus's men, each of whom stood also frozen in shock at witnessing this incident. Rhys was ready to die. He didn’t regret anything. He was grateful that he had the chance to kill this man who had dared to imagine that Rhys would ever truly apologize to him..."