“We’re in your debt, Arisse.” Keriya stood on shaking limbs. “I am—”
“I know who you are.” Arisse changed in a manner so fast and fluid that Keriya barely perceived it. Without warning she became a great shaggy bear; the next moment she’d morphed into a sturdy oak sapling; then she was a sparkling white flame; then she was a human again, perfect and unfathomable.
“Of course you do,” said Keriya. “I apologize for our intrusion, but—”
“Foolish of you.” The goddess’s eyes flashed. “You left Kraken’s domain and entered ours, triggering our protective wards. That’s why your friends’ spells gave out.”
“I figured,” said Keriya. “That brings me to why I’m here—”
“I know why you’re here.”
Keriya frowned, and it wasn’t just because she was irritated at being cut off. Her mind was cloaked, so h
