'Be grateful huh?...I needed to hear that'
Thinking over those words over the past two days also provides him with an insight.
'I should do this before I leave'
So just before Ezra would leave with the guardians, he decides to have one last conversation with Kovar.
"Seeing as looking to speak me at this juncture. Could it be that the young prodigy is having second thoughts?"
"No" Ezra responds, flat faced.
"Okay. So what is the matter?"
"I want to offer you something"
"Go on"
Ezra hesitates, carefully choosing his words.
He couldn't reveal the full truth—not yet.
"It's an opportunity to grow stronger, faster… Let's just say that it's a source of strength that I've tapped into, one that has been a cornerstone of my growth"
Kovar shakes his head immediately. "I don't rely on borrowed power, it always comes with a high price"
"Not this one. I can assure you about that-
"No" Kovar firmly states his intentions.