"Nick, don't be foolish... You are too close to the Phoenix," Tyrese warned sternly. "You might wake it up."
"That's what I am planning to do if these Heliodorians refuse to sign a contract ensuring that we get at least 20% of the treasury... 20% for the Sun Amulet. Sounds more than fair to me."
Upon hearing his threat, Arthur and the girls' expressions turned frigid instantly.
"Nicky... you don't want to do this."
Nurah summoned her shadowy daggers with a faint smile, but not an ounce of emotion was in it… The moment Mira, Blake, and the rest of Tyrese's team saw this, they swiftly summoned their weapons too... their expressions turned grim.
"I guess that's a no..." Nick said, unfazed by weapons being drawn.
"Nick! Don't you dare..." Tyrese shouted furiously, not fond of his teammate going against his authority like this.
Alas, the warning came too late... Nick lifted the amulet from the Phoenix's neck as gently as possible to avoid waking it up.
