“Nice to meet you.”
Niyarvirezi nodded graciously. “Who are you looking for, Vervain?”
“You're actually humoring the human?” Demeter laughed.
“I suggest that you rethink the way you speak about my wife,” Re said calmly. “Myimmortalwife.”
Demeter looked at me with more interest, lifted a brow, and then made an impressed sound.
“Your doing, Sun God?” Demeter asked.
“I couldn't leave my wife defenseless,” Re said with a shrug.
“Fascinating,” Demeter said. “She's bewitched the eldest son of the Great Wolf and the Greatest God of the Egyptians. And you say that she's your wife now?”
“Witchcraft has nothing to do with it,” Re said. “And yes; we were married last night.”
“And she shall be my wife as well,” Blue said with more of an edge than Re had used. “My protection already extends to her.”
Demeter gaped at Blue.
“A woman after my own heart,” Niyarvirezi said approvingly. “Now, go on, Vervain; tell me who you're looking for. I have to admit, I'm dying of curiosity.”
You should be dead already,Alaric muttered.
What?
Sorry; I shouldn't have said that. Just go with your gut on this one, V. That bitch deserves anything you want to dish out, and that goes for Demeter as well.
Okay, then.
“Do you have any other black lions?” I asked her. “One with blue eyes?”
Niyarvirezi's whole demeanor changed. She went rigid and stared at me hard.
“Why would you ask that?” She growled.
The lions around me tensed.
“Honestly, I don't know,” I said in confusion.
Niyarvirezi relaxed as she considered me. “I have one who matches that description, but he has lost his sanity. We have to keep him chained.”
“He went crazy?” I asked in surprise.
“It's not uncommon.” Niyarvirezi shrugged. “Although, I was saddened when it happened to him. He was my favorite.”
“Mine too.” Demeter smiled wickedly.
My blood went cold.
See what I mean? The two of them are monsters, V; true monsters.
Got it.
What are you going to do?
We'll see what kind of opportunities present themselves,I said.War can be a confusing thing.
