"Dark magic that rivals light magic when it comes to healing… you're not normal. You know that, right?"
"I've known that for quite a while."
"Arrogant bastard." Jayden laughed, then turned to look at Lillian. "Tell Marcellus I trust him."
"That quick?"
"He's already saved me twice. First with his weird robots, now with his healing. At this point, trusting him just feels obvious."
My eyes widened at the mention of him being saved by the G-32s, but I quickly masked the reaction as soon as I processed the information. There was no point dwelling on it.
"You're a smart guy," I replied.
"Smart? I don't think so. Call it… easily trusting."
"You aren't afraid I'll just manipulate you?"
"What choice do I have?" He shrugged. "I already know you could kill me if you wanted to."
Lillian crossed her arms, watching the two of us with something between amusement and reluctant approval. For her, this was probably the quickest alliance and trust agreement she'd ever witnessed in real time.
