"You gave me the truth today, so I'll share mine: even if it meant us being friends again, I don't think I would want to go back to how it was before--who I was before. And this..." He jerked his chin toward the scattered crystals and the bowl of water. "I think this is a good change, too. Don't fear it." Dorian left, and Chaol opened his mouth, but no words came out. He was too stunned. When Dorian had spoken, it hadn't been a prince who looked at him. It had been a king."