“You will regret that,” it said. “This was a onetime offer. I will not bother contacting you again.” Zorian was of two minds. On one hand, that was a bit disappointing, since he would like to have more talks with a primordial to see if he could get something substantial out of it. On the other hand, it was a freaking primordial and it seemed to be reading his mind in some way he couldn’t detect! It was probably for the best that it never wanted to see him again. “You gave up pretty quickly,” Zorian commented. “How are you so sure there is no chance to convince me in the future?” “It doesn’t matter anymore,” Panaxeth said. “Someone else has already taken my offer.” Zorian’s eyes widened at the comment. Before he could ask Panaxeth what it meant by that, the generic female form in

