The anger cracked for a moment. His expression changed into something worse, and it was something helpless.
"No... no, she wouldn't..." But even as he said it, he already sounded unconvinced.
Rex remained silent. Gelion looked at him with shaking eyes.
"WHY?!" The question came out broken.
"WHY HIM?!"
No answer.
Gelion's breathing became unstable again. "I BUILT EVERYTHING FOR HER!"
His voice cracked hard. "EVERYTHING I DID WAS FOR HER!"
He struggled again instinctively. The telekinesis crushed the movement flat instantly.
His knees nearly buckled. "I GAVE HER A KINGDOM—!"
Rex finally spoke. "You gave her fourteen months of lies."
The impact of his words was more profound than any telekinetic force. Gelion stopped moving completely.
For several seconds the room became silent except for his breathing. Then the breathing itself began breaking apart.
He suddenly looked down, his jaw clenched tightly enough to tremble. The rage still simmered within him.
