Once we were able to convince Kiitan, who reluctantly agreed, but he wasn't done yet. He wanted to have a conversation with me.
If Kiitan thought he could convince me to do otherwise, then he didn't know me as much as he claimed to.
I folded my arms. "What's the problem?"
Kiitan glared. "This whole thing is a problem. My uncle—"
"If you're so worried about what your uncle thinks, then take him to us. We'll convince him."
"Whatever methods you think you want to try, just know that it won't work. Blackmail doesn't work on my uncle."
"Not blackmail. Just logic. I'm sure your uncle's open to that."
"You guys are way over your heads if you think you can win. What happens next when you release them? Where would you keep them? Don't forget that the council would no longer be on your side
