“Too bad distracting them won’t matter much now that you’ve gotten my attention.”
“You say it as if it’s a bad thing. I have been trying very hard to get your attention, darling.”
“Well, not this kind of attention, I’m sure.”
“Do you actually believe him?” Anhubis asked, bursting into the room.
I stared at him silently for long moments before nodding. “Yes, I do. See, I have my very own lie detector. I feel what he feels and I know when he’s holding back.”
“I don’t care, I’ll keep him locked up in here until I get to the bottom of this.”
“No, you won’t. He’s my problem now,” I said calmly.
“You have no authority here. I am the leader of this council, I say he stays.”
“Anhubis, I wouldn’t play power games with me if I were you. I can wipe out the entire council if it suits me. I hav
