"You seem to also have an interesting creature here."
Her voice carried notes of genuine curiosity that hadn't been present before as this terrifying being turned her gaze towards Duke!
"In exchange for it, I could put in the effort to save your people."
BOOM!
The weight of her words pressed against Noah's existence!
...!
His eyes became sharp.
She wanted Duke?
He turned to look at the much more majestic dog who still held the same innocent qualities despite his transformation. Skoll's tail wagged slightly at Noah's attention, the neon sun and moon in his eyes shining with simple devotion that transcended his elevated classification.
A dog that even an Absolute wanted!
That was how unique Duke was. How valuable. How unprecedented.
And even though Noah could make the choice to give him away in this simulation, the choice of giving him away in real Existence was not possible.
Such a choice in the simulation would only lead to a fantasy that wasn't achievable externally.
