"But you can't do that in front of her boyfriend!" Victor is almost yelling.
Jonathan clenches his jaw.
"I couldn't stand it, Victor. Maeve is my apprentice. Mine!"
"Have you lost your damn mind, Jon? No one is disputing that. She is your apprentice and she still is!"
Victor shakes his head, fuming.
"You should thank all gods that she's still willing to stay."
"Being a Teacher doesn't mean you own her life! She has the right to live the way she wants!"
"But I raised her!" Jonathan yells.
Victor lets out a sharp, sarcastic laugh.
"So what? Raising her means you own her? Is that it?"
He shakes Jonathan hard.
"Jon, even biological parents don't own their kids' lives."
He exhales sharply, trying to rein himself in.
"Listen to me. She is still willing to be your Apprentice. She hasn't abandoned you. She is still working to get us heartstones. And because of her, her team is still willing to make a deal with us. Everything is still according to plan. What more do you want?"
