Every time you tell me something I like, your master will let you sit a little deeper on that cone. For a moment, it was like they’d forgotten about me. Think of it as a game; do you like games? “How many men does Yavara have under her command?”
“The Terdini, but Zander told me that they were going after the Protaki next. My heart sank. I wasn’t Prestira anymore; I told them as much. He held it in place while he pushed another one to equal depth. A pirate saw me and sounded the alarm. When he finally pressed his tip to my lips, I nearly cried with relief. My own nature betrayed me, and Leveria used it so easily as her ally. A puddle was forming between my heels, running along the cracks in the floor and circling the base of the cone that pierced me.
