"Good," Max says with a definitive nod of his head. "That should make you feel sick. That means you still know what right and wrong are." Max has to hope to all the gods here that it will be enough to keep him from hurting someone again.

"No. I haven't. But there's something I want you to remember; you can ask for help next time. Actually ask. The world is all of us. You aren't a king here so... you aren't the only one who gets a vote. I want to have a say in it next time. Don't take that from me. From us."