“Have you forgotten, Father? He infiltrated the castle. He possesses a strange Talent that allows him to move through shadows, making him exceedingly difficult to track. Furthermore, he killed Head Priest Harak! For that crime alone we must pursue him. Do you even know? Of course you don’t. I only came across this information the other day.”
“What information?”
Mina feigned horror, placing a palm against her head. “The one after my life is none other than the one who set our Prana Swarm loose!”
“That’s… how do you know this?”
“The Ashborn said it himself when we met! He boasted of his feat, and with pride, he proclaimed that the lives of all Dahans sat in his palms,” Mina said, swooning.
“I… I see. This is grave news, Mina. I wish you’d told me earlier. Believe me when I say that our resources are fully deployed. Every available knight is hunting Riyan, when we find him, we will no doubt get wind of the Ashborn.”
“Savar has few places he can hide. I’ve no doubt your forces will catch up to him before long. But I want him alive, Father. I want to savor the look on his face as I break him. But Father, what of the Ashborn? We cannot just wait and hope Savar gives him up. I’m sure he’ll flee south. What then? How will you pursue him past our borders?”
“No doubt he will. Sai does not suffer Ashborn, and the Altani’s borders are closed. Kin’jal, then? Our sworn enemy?”
“Either Kin’jal or Rani. We have no power in either. If he flees there—”
“Then we’ll never capture him,” King Rayid said.
“You understand, don’t you, Father? We must use every means at our disposal to eradicate this blight. What of the weapons we keep chained? What of that one? For sixteen years he has sat unused, rotting away. If you truly care about my life, would you not send him too? He could pass borders with ease.”
“The four-armed giant?” King Rayid asked. “You cannot be serious. That demon is not a Hiranyan military asset. He is as likely to kill us as he is to hunt this Ashborn.”
Mina smiled. Her father had taken the bait. “But, Father! That is precisely why. Should he be caught, none would suspect Hiranya.”
“That… is true.”
“Father, did you know? The foresters sometimes light a fire to burn against another. The best way to deal with one demon… is to send another.”
“No. It is too dangerous, Mina.”
“Demons love to run wild. They pillage, rampage, and slaughter. This one has had its urges repressed for a decade and a half. Tell me, if we were to offer his freedom in return for a hunt, do you not think he would accept? We’ll have our finest Mejai of Realms accompany him. To keep him in check. And of course, we shall continue binding him with an obedience collar. There is no risk to us, Father. Please! I beg you!”
Mina stumbled to her knee, cradling her stump, as if praying to her father.
Rayid did understand that his daughter was doing what she always did, pushing for a favor. But, given the circumstances and her injuries, he found it all but impossible to refuse her.
“Very well. Release the demon at once!” King Rayid ordered, standing from his throne.
“Thank you, Father,” Mina wept, cradling her stump. “Thank you!”
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