Thrud didn't miss his latest deception but she pretended to, breaking the stalemate.
"I like a power-hungry imbecile like you even less than you like me, but even imbeciles have their purpose. You have something I want, the secret of Awakening, and I have something you want, the secret to becoming a Dragon.
"Would you be interested in the trade?" She said with a charming smile.
"Tell me another." Xedros laughed heartily at those words like he hadn't done in centuries. "I traveled to a Fringe on my own just to be rejected by Mogar. I've spoken with countless Dragons and none of them had a shred of wisdom to offer.
"Your whelp is still wet behind the ears and you're not even an Emperor Beast. How could either of you know anything about the secret of evolution?"
