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He groaned and shifted his legs. “There you go again with categorizing things as good and bad. The rightness or wrongness of a situation depends on which side you lean toward. The same with people.”
“I’m not sure I like that answer.”
Tsagasi’s shoulders slouched. “It is the way of the world, Curse Keeper.”
I sucked in a deep breath, surprised by how relieved the little man next to me made me feel. Still, even though I was grateful for his help, I wasn’t sure I could totally trust him. “How do I know that you aren’t trying to trick me or use me?”
He shrugged, looking unconcerned. “I suppose you don’t.”
“Then how can I trust you?”
“Maybe the question is why wouldn’t you trust me?”
“Ahone.”
He pursed his lips and nodded. “Good reason.”
“I asked you earlier, and you wouldn’t tell me. Who sent you to work with me? Okeus or Ahone?”
“Why are you so sure that someone sent me?”
I expected him to look at me, but he kept his attention on the back of the yard. Was he purposely avoiding eye contact to hide something from me? “Because the spirit world is run by Okeus or Ahone. So which one do you side with?”
“Neither.”
One thing I’d learned over the last couple of months was that most supernatural beings were cagey with their answers. I wasn’t sure what to make of him. “So you’re on your own?”
“Few beings are truly on their own.”
Yep, he was being cagey all right. “Who told you to come to me?”
“No one. Although I did discuss it with my friends.”
“And do your friends side with Okeus or Ahone?”
He laughed. “None of the gods pays much attention to me and my friends. We are considered too small, too far beneath the gods for them to concern themselves withlesser beings.”
I knew I wasn’t imagining the bitterness behind his words.
“Still, we are many, and some of us are smart enough to recognize that while this is a game played by the gods, we will be affected one way or another.”
“So, you were elected to come to me?”
“No. I volunteered. Most think this is a fool’s errand. Especially after tonight. Many are upset with me now. They believe that I’ve put them in danger.”
“Why?”
“Because the Raven Mockers now know I’m involved.”
I closed my eyes. “And several got away.”
“Why do you think the Raven Mockers engaged you tonight?”
I shrugged. “I don’t know.”
“Don’t be so dense.”
I shook my head. “You don’t hold back, do you?”
