2 ~total Hero Conquest — Villainess Quest

“You could kill me right now,” she said softly. “But then who would remind you that you’re more than just a sword? Who would stay up with you on the anniversary of your father’s death? Who would know that you still dream about Elara, and that you blame yourself because you ran instead of fought?”

“I don’t want to destroy the kingdom,” she said, pouring him tea. “I want to own it. There’s a difference. And you, Alistair, are going to help me.” villainess quest 2 ~total hero conquest

She learned his weaknesses. Not just the physical—the old scar on his ribs, the way he favored his left leg after a long march. But the ones the first game never showed. His fear of failing his dead father. His guilt over a childhood friend he couldn’t save. His desperate, aching loneliness beneath the shining armor. “You could kill me right now,” she said softly

The first step was the easiest. She didn’t attack Alistair when he burst into her throne room a week later, shield blazing, blue eyes full of righteous fury. Instead, she dropped her own sword and smiled. Who would know that you still dream about

A crack in her own armor.