“Wouldn’t they be mad if we said no? Or if I stayed?”
“I don’t know, but how they feel is irrelevant. You and I have a life to live, and nothing will get in the way of that. Not a death machine, not an entire Selenthian fleet, not a town full of angry and terrified people under the rule of a sociopath, and absolutely not any small-time government official who thinks we’re at their beck and call. We do these things on our terms, and if they want to fight us on that, I am more than willing to take it right to them just like I did with all the others who stood in our way.”
“I guess there are benefits to falling in love with a pirate queen,” Maaya teased, managing a small laugh.
“Pirate queen, huh? I like the sound of that. But what is a pirate queen to do when she’s already found her treasure?”
“Oh, please.”