It was an inevitability. The moment he captured Ruvin's attention, Subin's fate was sealed.

Ruvin doesn't pause, whether Subin's walking or getting dragged beside him. Nor does he even deign to look at the boy. Are you going to kill me? Probably. Eventually. None of his pets have survived him. But killing them is never his purpose.

"Why are you afraid of dying? There is so much worse."