Like when he told Zep to hold on." "Zaqala," Rayna agreed. "But what did that change, except to save his life?" Sal's lips curled into a knowing smile. "I'm cessivi to a human. We started linking them. It's no longer about iliri against humans, Ray, and Zep was the final straw. He's the one that makes humans our allies. Every other Kaisae rebelled against a human. My fight is with an iliri. Oh, the Emperor may be nothing more than a man after I stripped his mind, but he's still in the pattern, whether he likes it or not."
