Chapter 122: Greedy

The statement left Hazel momentarily speechless. A faint flush climbed her cheeks, though her confusion was evident. "Wh-what? You…a baby?"

Luke raised his hands in a conciliatory gesture. "Well, that's the simplest way to put it. Wouldn't you say the world is pretty cutthroat?

Thousands die to demon hordes every day, entire cities can be wiped out in a single monstrous rampage.

Humanity's survival is precarious—always has been. We're barely keeping up with births to match our losses.

So if a man with extraordinary power were to have a child with a woman of similarly exceptional gifts…that might help produce an heir whose talents could benefit all of Skandia. Right?"

Hazel blinked, caught between exasperation and astonishment. "That's your grand plan? That we just…y'know, do it, solely to produce a genius child for the sake of humanity?"