Chapter Twenty-Four
I assess my chances of flying away if they all shoot at me at once.
Very low.
Probably zero.
“I can explain,” I say quickly. “I came to save all the humans on this world from a horrible fate. I didn’t realize there were Cognizant here as well; else I’d have spoken to you first.”
The Councilors look confused—and, as a result, slightly less ready to shred me into little pieces.
“I’m a seer,” I continue, speaking at a rapid clip. “I foresaw Tartarus destroying the world I’m from, and then I learned that he’s also coming to this world—and much sooner. So I came to stop him here.”
As I pause for breath, I notice that not a single person has shot me with either a bullet or their magic mojo—and some have even lowered their arms.
Good.
I might survive yet.
“Did you sa
