Kubera grinned. “Oh yes! But do not think that I had any hand in your success. I merely wanted to watch! And then, oh, perhaps I did feel a little attached to your soft hearts and your lingering looks. You were only bones and wanting. Exquisitely lovely.” “There’s more to us than that,” said Vikram. “To be sure, Fox Prince, to be sure,” said Kubera, waving a hand. “That was why I selected both of you.”
