He turned in the doorway, eyes finding me. ‘One last thing. I presume that bargain with the phoenix elders is not going to happen?’ ‘You know me so well,’ I said wryly. Clearly, he didn’t feel like smiling, but he managed to send me a quick grin all the same; it even managed to look quite genuine. ‘In that case, I suggest you hurry up finding another way to get them on our side. If we want to fight that war without functioning magic and without any significant winged forces, we may as well surrender immediately.’
Agenor. <3
