Seeing Danitz's expression grow increasingly ugly, Sifa finally said, "I was lying to you about the Spirit Channeling."
Danitz finally breathed a sigh of relief, then shot Sifa a fierce glare. "Are you still a child? Pulling something so childish!"
"Childish?"
Sifa cleared his throat and imitated Danitz's tone from last night. "Come on, maybe you can catch me, but don't expect me to give up the Golden Dream, the captain, or even the slightest bit of information!"
Then he smiled. "If Miss Edwina heard that, she'd probably be very touched."
Danitz's expression froze at once, and then he cried out, "Shit! If you dare tell anyone, I'll fight you to the death!"
I can already imagine it. If the guys on the ship find out about this, they'll laugh at me for a month, maybe even a year! Cold sweat broke out on Danitz's face. Even when Margo had captured him yesterday, he hadn't been this nervous.
"If you want me to keep quiet, that's fine. Cooperate with me on the ship. Whenever you need to pick a side, stand with me," Sifa said with a broad smile.
Danitz paused. "I already said I'd do that."
"That's different."
"Before, you were willing. You intended to do it of your own free will, which means you could change your mind at any time."
"But now it's different. I have something on you. Whether you want to or not, you'll have to cooperate with me."
Sifa closed his eyes and took a breath. "I prefer to keep things under my control as much as possible."
Danitz's mouth twitched slightly.
"I'm leaving."
Sifa opened the door and said, "Rest up and recover. I just came back from the Church of Waves, and no one followed me."
With that, he shut the door,