"If you are going to put my value under a microscope, then it's only fair that I raise the stakes on the table once I prove my worth, right?"
Moth let out a long, inward sigh. He realised then why Hye was so amused by the response from the Hescos' high command. The elders thought they were being cautious by demanding a trial, but they didn't realise who they were dealing with.
Hye had asked for an inch, and they had just handed him the perfect stage to seize a mile.
Moth didn't hurry to respond. He stood there, eyes glazed with the tell-tale shimmer of high-level mental communication, clearly deep in discussion with other Hescos' higher-ups. Hye didn't hurry to say anything else either. He stood with the patience of a predator, knowing that in a negotiation of this scale, the first one to blink usually lost the most ground.
