[ he half chuckles at that, dry. he's not fully recovered all of his emotions yet and his ribs hurt. ]

I'd be the President if I accepted. [ a tilt of his head. ]

I'm not trying to scare you off [ well he might be a little, but that's more his instinct than him putting a full hearted effort into it. ] but I'm simply telling you the truth. I'll do anything to get what I want, no matter what that is or who it hurts. When I was twelve, I killed several of my siblings to earn my right to the Khun name, and it's not like I've stopped since then.

And you're right in that I was the one who went for blood first.