"How did you know she would find anything?" Elise asked as we left the negotiating room.
I shrugged, still shaking some from the confrontation. "I, um…trusted my intuition. I just felt like there would be."
"That's the last time I doubt you," Jessia said, strolling behind us with her hands behind her head. "I haven't had that much fun since we infiltrated Whitecliff City!"
"This isn't a game," Elise said, frowning at her.
Jessia shrugged. "Sure it is. Just because the stakes are life and death doesn't make it any less so."
Elise shook her head, grumbling to herself.
"Thank you, Jessia. They wouldn't have believed us without you," I said.
"This is better for me, too. Humans have waaay more interesting secrets than demons. I'd hate it if we killed them all just like that," she said.
"I hope Luke feels the same way," I said, biting my lip. "I'm grateful, though. Please, thank him for me."
"Can't you do that yourself?" she asked.
I shook my head. "I…better not."
