[ Hythlodaeus laughs aloud in mild surprise before taking the eraser to the last thing he writes. ]
Oh come now, Steven. You weren’t going to retaliate. We’re friends now! Besides... Hades is mine to annoy. But you have the right of it.
Even in Amaurot, even as the highest ranking member of the Bureau of the Architect, I could not stroll into the Capitol without reason. Well, I could, but not every room. And if there is no one who can hinder his work more effectively than myself when I desire it.
[ He taps the eraser next to one of the earlier items on the list. ]
I must ask, what does happen to someone who tries to leave?
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Oh come now, Steven. You weren’t going to retaliate. We’re friends now! Besides... Hades is mine to annoy. But you have the right of it.
Even in Amaurot, even as the highest ranking member of the Bureau of the Architect, I could not stroll into the Capitol without reason. Well, I could, but not every room. And if there is no one who can hinder his work more effectively than myself when I desire it.
[ He taps the eraser next to one of the earlier items on the list. ]
I must ask, what does happen to someone who tries to leave?