Hill could not help but smile. "I'll have to wait until Russell finishes building his Mage Tower and watch him ascend into the Starry Sky before talking about leaving!"
Russell could now disregard all those troubles from the past because Hill was here.
Once Hill left, and Joss of the Dawn Tower was no longer here either, certain shadows from the past would inevitably come creeping back to haunt him.
Especially those past entanglements in the name of love.
Hill had already done his best to erase the Causal Lines wrapped around Russell, reducing them to the bare minimum, but that did not mean Fate Power would never scheme against Russell again.
Many times, people hurt others not because they intended to.
Hill had never planned to guide Russell's path forever, but during this initial period, he was willing to give the child he favored a more normal start.
By the time those connected to Russell had the strength to stand before him, that child should already be mature enough in mind to make his own decisions.
As for whether he would still be trapped by those familial ties afterward, that would depend on Russell's own choice.
Hill had never been the sort of person who would crack a whip and demand that a child correct himself just because he insisted on choosing a road that belonged to him but was harder to walk.
Hill had already given a very stern warning, and Russell knew that his status made him utterly unsuited to becoming involved in disputes on the mainland.
If he still chose to do so, then it meant he truly wanted to.
Of course, while a child was still young, unable to distinguish right from wrong or see the causes and consequences, Hill would still extend his hands