“I can see why I deserve that,” he said. “Forgive me the liberties I take, dear Koragi. There are few who would dare to stop me.”
“You shouldn’t have kissed me,” Koragi whispered. Her cheeks turned pink when she realized her companions had approached well within hearing distance. “Why are you here this time?”
Adahmri half-turned to look at the god-child’s companions. Sir Dieren gazed upon the god in blatant wonder, while Tebanis remained neutral. The swordsman’s eyes scrutinized Adahmri’s proximity to Koragi, nonetheless. The god smiled warmly at them.
“I am here because I am curious,” he admitted. “I sensed the god-child’s rise in power with the discovery of her Pearl of Purity. Magic that heals? Truly?” He looked aside at Koragi with interest. “There is no other creature in this world
