Both sides genuinely wanted an agreement, so however many bumps they hit along the way, they could still shake hands in the end.
Xue Yunfeng's eye twitched a little when he saw Hydra offer him the tail he had spent ages polishing against the ground, but he took it with a broad smile.
Hydra's long tail spun happily through the air, then slashed out a dark purple rift with sudden force... Two unconscious humans tumbled straight out of the long tear.
Xue Yunfeng stared at them in confusion, then looked up at Hydra. "Who are they? Is either one not allowed to die?"
All twelve of Hydra's heads swayed together, and he chuckled. "How would I remember human names?
"Better if neither of them dies, right? It's not as if you can let those two mages and their attendants die either, can you?"
Xue Yunfeng studied the smugly grinning Hydra. "One in the open, one in the shadows?"
"Hm? What are you talking about?" Hydra plainly froze for a moment.
"Say too much and you give yourself away. Words to live by!" Snow Old Dog spread his hands with a smile. "Those two mages are probably fine. It's their attendants... Luka's people, right?
"Dervis's subordinates seem to be old hands his family has trained for decades. It shouldn't be that easy to plant someone among them...
"Oh.
"Poor Dervis. I hope it isn't that tiger-headed fellow, or he's in for a miserable time."
Hydra had tried hard to control his expression. Unfortunately, twelve faces were useful in battle but made it easy for one to give him away now.
"All right, don't worry." Satisfied with how much he had learned, Xue Yunfeng patiently soothed Hydra, whose twelve heads were nearly tying themselves in knots. "That's Toril business. We Undead don't