Ophelia cocked her head, her eyes taking on their golden reptilian form. "We are fully conscious of that. Regarding Nikolai. Not you."
Danil laughed, shook his head, and stood up. "Look. Upon my rebirth, I had no grand plans. All I wanted to do was observe and protect the supreme master. You are his wife but I will not allow you to do anything against his wishes."
"Unfortunately for you, your opinion is irrelevant. You rescued me from that evil spirit, but that does not give you the authority to restrict my freedom of choice." Ophelia said sternly, her eyes becoming dangerously sharp.
Danil's smile faded. "Why are you speaking to me in such a hurtful tone?" Then his smile returned. "You want the blood pearl, don't you?"
"First you mentioned the moonstone, now you are talking about the blood pearl." Esmeralda frowned deeply and walked towards him, her bow appearing in her grasp. "What exactly do you want?"