His crimson eyes swept the entire circle.
"I know that you invited me here not out of friendship but out of fear. You're afraid of what an unsanctioned young Sol'vur boy might do, operating outside your control. You saw what my father accomplished, and now you've seen what I can do, and you're terrified that if you don't bind me to your Council's structure, I'll become a threat you can't manage."
Madayanti's face had gone very still, her earlier diplomatic warmth completely absent. She was listening with the focus of someone hearing uncomfortable truths stated plainly.
"But here's what you should actually be afraid of," Jorghan continued, and his aura pulsed like a heartbeat, making the very air throb with contained power.
"You should be afraid of what happens if you treat me like my father. If you smile to my face while plotting behind my back. If you use my willingness to work within your system as a weakness to exploit."
