Twenty-five minutes ago…
"You can't be serious," Uyuniya said, her face adopting more wrinkles than tree bark. "We can't afford to go on tangents, especially ones like this. Look, if you don't care about my plight, that's fine, but isn't Skullius also on a time crunch too? He agreed to get me back home. The faster we get that done, the faster you get on with Skullius' goal."
Kintar genuinely looked conflicted – chewing her lips, eyes narrowed into strained slits.
"I hear you, I hear you…" she said, and her attention veered off to the purple glow in the distance. She didn't finish what she wanted to say, which stoked Uyuniya's fury.
"What is it? Is it because of that thing about this Thyrgga person?" she hissed.
Kintar's eyes scrolled back to the princess. She asked herself the same question and recalled what Pell had said when she'd asked who Thyrgga was.
