Rejecting Leon's Partnership

"You betrayed me!" Leon sat high on his throne, and he watched my footsteps as they came up to him. Those violet eyes no longer shone with a burning light, but with a fearful coldness. Only a few candles were burning in the great hall, and in the feeble light they reflected his sullen face. He was dressed in a tunic of dark purple velvet, and his back was against the throne, his hands naturally attached to the gold armrests on either side. At this time Leon was not crowned, but he was already the new king. There was no joy in his face, and the chill majesty that emanated from him caused the whole hall to fall into a death-like silence. He looked down upon me from above with an incomprehensible significance. "Congratulations, you won!" I looked at him calmly, "You finally got the throne you wanted!" " Leon looked straight at me, and his cold eyes looked as if they would pierce me with a sword. Then I heard him say in a slightly angry tone, "You know what? At the end of the war, I only w