“Nevertheless, he’s going to say no thanks to me, because he’s in love with you, and because as one of the favored of Angarat, he knows what his best interests are and how to choose accordingly. Shame there isn’t a god of being stupid, otherwise Angarat might have some competition for who gets to claim you. Do you want to take the wager? Do you think he’ll fuck me?” “I,” Tam said breathlessly, in the midst of wrangling himself up onto Piggy, “am not going to participate in this conversation anymore, and I hope I never see you again.”
