The Eternal Night Queen squinted and smiled, "It brings me great pleasure to win over the renowned Lord Yama. I'm rather curious, though, given your intelligence, you should have anticipated my large-scale ambush. Yet, you still came here, risking danger. Could you tell me why?"
Basil Jaak shook his head and chuckled, "There's no reason, it's just instinct!"
The Eternal Night Queen laughed, "I've heard that survival is instinctual, but dying is... This is the first time I've heard someone say that."
"Death is not the opposite of life, but rather a part of life that exists eternally," Basil Jaak casually responded.
"Oh? Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood'?" The Eternal Night Queen gave Basil Jaak a curious look before understanding dawned upon her, she nodded, "You intend to exchange your life for the life of the child in Fairy Powell's womb, don't you?"
