“What was this bargain?” said Keriya, thinking fast. “I could change it for her.”
“You don’t have that authority,” he spat, but she heard a hint of uncertainty in his tone.
“Shivnath and I have worked together for years,” she said, injecting the words with every ounce of confidence she could muster. It wasn’t a lie—it was more like misdirection—and she could tell she’d piqued his interest.
“What would you like?” she went on. She had nothing to barter with, but as she’d done with Dynast Rucion, she would have to make Kraken believe she could offer something he desired. “Power? Magic?”
“I have more than enough of both.”
“Something else, then. Anything you want.”
Yet another rumble emitted from Kraken, and shivers crawled across Keriya. Viran had warned her not to make promises of anyth
