What Do YOU want?

Eugene's eyes darted to the letter and he took a deep breath, 

"It's a summon, albeit a very polite one. I cannot ignore it. Apparently, as a junior Elder, I have stayed out of the Palace enough and I must now return"

Hal could hear the melancholy in those words. Eugene seemed to have realized something through this letter; Although he had been honored for playing a part in ridding the Sect of traitors, it did not change the fact that he was still a member of that family.

Once all was done and the Swansons were dead, the Elder had cut off all ties to Eugene, leaving him completely alone in a sea of sharks that was the Astral palace.

Leaving the Palace had given him peace and kept him out of the politics he disdained but now that this letter was here, he had no choice but to return or he would be labeled a traitor.

The sadness in Swanson's eyes was deep and his sorrow seemed endless, he looked away from the letter and cleared his throat when...