'We can't,' Roan said. 'In the end, this guy has too much energy inside himself. He is also extremely old, so I don't think threats will work at all. If we truly manage to capture him somehow, we risk him throwing caution to the wind and self explode. Suppose it was you who had your energy, which was basically your own life, being absorbed against your will. Would you stay still and die in order to benefit your enemies?'
Eagon narrowed his eyes. He absolutely would self-explode and bring everyone down with him. Any cultivator who had lived long enough would do so. 'So we can only look and not do anything?'
Roan pondered a bit. Eagon didn't seem to be an enemy. Roan didn't want to let Eagon possess the crystal, but he didn't have a reason to kill him either. Also, Eagon wasn't an idiot. He knew that he had no chance against Rean, Roan, and Kentucky together, so he definitely wouldn't give them a reason to be killed. Not to mention, he still had Old Worm and Mia's contract.
