"I am not proposing anything. I am telling you how things will be." Kai turned to face the dragon fully.
"You will serve me of your own volition and no other reason more."
He held up a single finger.
"Purpose."
The word hung in the air.
"Under me, you are not a weapon to be pointed at an enemy and discarded when the battle is over. You are not a trophy to sit in a dungeon and look menacing. You are a soldier in my army, a monster under the banner of the Nameless Dungeon. And if you prove yourself, you will be far more than that."
He lowered his hand.
"I intend to build something in this world. A kingdom, if you will. A domain where monsters are not slaves and humans are not prey. A place where power is the only law, and loyalty is the only currency."
His glowing eyes locked onto the dragon's golden ones.
