Makar always liked to downplay his achievements to make sure that he wouldn't be complacent because of his talent, but maybe it was too much.
After Dominic and Samantha met, she offered him money and had promised that no one would ever know. But more than that, she had given him a new sense of purpose, a new belief in himself that Makar had never given him.
Makar's discipline had always felt like a chain, heavy and oppressive. But Samantha's approach was freedom, offering him the belief that he could rise above it all, that he could become more.
From that day on, he started to learn from her from time to time and before long Dominic had chosen to side with her, convinced that she truly understood him, convinced that with her guidance, he could be everything he'd ever dreamed of.