Khan had a hard time focusing on his training in the following days. He still abused the [Blood Vortex] diligently, but his mind was a mess of thoughts that didn't want to come out. Khan didn't know how he felt or how he was supposed to feel, but that hardly mattered in those fields.
Politics always demanded compromises that left little room for personal feelings. Humankind had accepted that truth by assigning that critical interspecies mission to someone who had abandoned it, while Khan didn't even know his stance on the whole matter.
On the one hand, Khan respected Liiza's decision. He even understood it. After all, Khan had come quite close to marrying Monica for love, and Princess Rachel remained a political avenue he might have to explore in the future. Defeating the scarlet eyes might demand as much.
