“We’re going to end up dead either way,” Adare replied quietly. “All these alliances, all these deals—they’re not real. If I’ve learned one thing about il Tornja, it’s that. Whatever battles he fights, whatever wars he wins, he is not on our side. He will use us—you, me, Oshi, Sanlitun—then discard us. Now or later—whenever it’s most convenient.”
