When your consciousness clears you find yourself sat next to Rafayel's legs, your head on his lap as he was stroking your hair.

"Welcome to my private domain...Your Majesty." Rafayel speaks as you sit up to look at him before getting up. "What did you... do at the banquet..." you question, still feeling dizzy.

"The guests demanded miracles. They got what they wanted." he says as he gets up and approaches you while you back away, grabbing your chin and making you face him.

"Look." He grabs your hand, spinning you so that you back hits his chest as he uses his free hand to hold your head in place. "Imperial power stole their land, blood, and lives. They resisted, however faith can make them willingly offer up those things."

You grab the arm around your waist and turn to face him "Don't forget... Your faith was built upon my territory." you say taking out your Aestuspith blade, placing it against his throat after two dodges.

"You've witnessed my choice. You can either submit to me or die by my blade." you threaten. "Will my death benefit you?" he asks, eyeing you.

His eyes start glowing as he looks at you "Killing me would be the worst choice." some kind of power surging around you two before it catches onto your hand.

"What are you doing?!" you ask trying to fight it before he takes your hand "Try it. I don't mind" he says letting you slide the dagger in his chest.

He stiffens in your grip before falling back and you rush to catch him but instead hit the ground as he dissappears, only the dagger hitting the ground in front of you.

"Wait... I-I didn't mean to-" you say as you stare down at the magic sparkles left in your palm before you feel a hand on your shoulder and turn back.

You push him back "You used your power to trick me?!" he picks you up and makes you sit before taking a hold of your chin "I let you see your own heart. Didn't I?" he says, summoning the dagger with his power.

You raise a hand to protect yourself but he just hands it back to you. "You win. Tell me what you want." he leans in "To make me submit, you need more than power." he pulls back just enough to look in your eyes.

Trailing his hand down your thigh as he kneels and places his head in your lap "Use yourself." he says before you take out the potion he previously talked about.

"If you want me, then you have to give yourself up to me too." you say as you give it to him. Then he looks at you, leaning in to kiss you as he takes a hold of your hand, making you drop the potion bottle.

"From now on, you and I... Together with our power, we're" he says as he pulls back slightly "Conspirators." he mutters before kissing you again.