[His eyes remain challenging, daring her to step out, to unleash her anger. He would welcome it. Praise it, even. But she had not stepped out just yet and so, he would provoke her pride, which she seemed to have ample supply of. Pride, he thought, was a good thing to have.]

Survival is important, but not enough. My people suffered a barren land because they lacked ambition. It made them strong, but never powerful. You are untested because you stand at a precipice. Here, in this world, greatness and power is within reach. You can take it, if you have the ambition and will to seize it. Or you can walk out that door and dwell among the weak and mediocre, knowing you are already better than they can ever be, but never knowing what you might become. That is for you to decide.