“Yes, even if Panaxeth dies, our part of the agreement is done,” Xvim confirmed. “I asked several variations of that question just to be sure, and he always answered the same. We only needed to get him out, nothing more. Our original selves were not part of the agreement, either, and would not suffer if we failed in our task.” “Probably because their bodies hadn’t been created by Panaxeth, so he cannot place his ‘death seal’ on them,” Kyron remarked. “Even if he wanted to make them die with us, he cannot.” “What stops you from taking the deal and then working against Panaxeth? Assuming you don’t mind dying in a month, of course,” Alanic asked. “When I asked a question along those lines, the shapeshifting asshole immediately ended our conversation and sent me back to the group,” Kyron

