every bait and switch was a work of art
"Oh, we're taking the cowardly way out right from the start?" Safrin asks with a voice like a whip crack. "The woe is me approach?" Scoffing, she shakes her head causing the air around her to crackle with violet light. "You could have been anything you wanted. That is all I ever wanted you to be. But it has always been you standing in your own way. Even with Nate, we made a way forward, didn't we? With me, there would always have been a way towards the light."
Pausing, her jaw tensing, she narrows her eyes. "But now, do you know where you're headed? Do you know where a path with Frey leads?" Without letting him answer, she steps forward, eyes blazing. "Tell me, do you think that Frey is more powerful than I am? Do you think they can protect you as I could have done?" Again, she continues that he might not have a chance to answer. "I have seen wars before. I have seen those who pledge themselves to Frey before too and I can tell you what their protection amounts to: you and Nate will rot beneath the earth, while all those you care about die above you. Their blood will flow through the soil and coat your skin. You will hear their cries and your muscles will scream that you might help them, but oh no. For you are safe."
Pausing, her jaw tensing, she narrows her eyes. "But now, do you know where you're headed? Do you know where a path with Frey leads?" Without letting him answer, she steps forward, eyes blazing. "Tell me, do you think that Frey is more powerful than I am? Do you think they can protect you as I could have done?" Again, she continues that he might not have a chance to answer. "I have seen wars before. I have seen those who pledge themselves to Frey before too and I can tell you what their protection amounts to: you and Nate will rot beneath the earth, while all those you care about die above you. Their blood will flow through the soil and coat your skin. You will hear their cries and your muscles will scream that you might help them, but oh no. For you are safe."
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
