The first rule of negotiation is to always be willing to walk away from the deal.
But Zane couldn't walk out of it.
So he accepted.
Even if the Emberlord reduced the five days to three days.
Zane accepted it.
But not before…
"I have some conditions."
Zane had some conditions.
Which invoked a chuckle from Coin.
"What makes you think you can ask for conditions, Zane Atlas? You are accused of stealing. Even if you are under the oath, no one would believe you that you didn't steal the relic. The only way you can clean the stain is by bringing the original relic. You have no power here."
The Halocrats nodded.
Coin was right.
It wasn't the Emberlord who was sending Zane.
Zane had to find the relic if he wanted the accusation to wash off of him.
Jammy remained silent.
His eyes stayed on Zane, interested to see how the boy would deal with the situation.
