Shift in Dynamic

"… What do you mean by this, princess?" Raiden asked, his tone surprisingly becoming calmer.

There was a hint of a dangerous air to Raiden right this moment.

He had been raised as an assassin since he was young. The idea of leaving a threat—though likely crippled—was against every fiber of his being.

That wasn't to say he feared what Theron might grow into, but that it felt like he was going against his very nature. When he attacked today, he had no intention of letting Theron see the light of tomorrow.

Whether others thought that was cowardly or not, he didn't care. He wasn't a warrior; he didn't even see himself as a cultivator first. The reason his master put so much emphasis and belief in him was that he had always been an assassin first and foremost.

He embodied every inch the character of one.

"I mean what I said." Sadie reiterated. "You cannot kill him. He is useful to the organization."