Alicia’s heart raced as she watched her brother, Fidelis, raise his hand to strike Damon. She knew that if he did, it would be the end of him. She stepped forward, her voice shaking as she begged him to spare Damon’s life. “Please, Fidelis,” she said, “he could be useful to us. We don’t have to kill him.”"What do you expect me to tell father, eh? I should tell him that he's right to think I'm not ready to take after him? Or that you've always been his anointed one, the one that will never break a sweat while executing his order? Tell me, Alicia, why shouldn't I prove to him that he's wrong about me?.""Please, I beg you, spare his life," she begged again. "He can be useful to us," she repeated.Zed, who had been standing silently by, as he observed carefully what seemed like a rift between them, stepped forward. “Useful?,” he spat. “You better tell me something that should make my heart break," he chuckled. "He’s a liability. Besides, he is better off dead, for his breath is of no us
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