Human Scum

These words alone told Ryu more than he could have ever expected. It somehow left him in a state of anticipation and yet apprehension at the same time. He couldn't quite understand how he felt about this. 

"… Is it really the same?" He asked. 

"It makes no difference." Sarriel replied coldly. 

"I don't really believe you. I'm pretty good at telling when people are lying and when they're telling the truth, and the one thing I'm certain about is that you were very much serious about re-forming your family."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night." 

"Ah, you know me so well. Helping you rebuild your Clan from the ground up would, indeed, help me sleep very well at night. You won't find a man better than me anyway."

"You overestimate yourself. Trash like you litters all of Existence. And, I think I've already made my stance clear. It makes no difference."