Jiuge ignored me and turned her ire on Agnos. "What the hell were you thinking? You almost got us all killed!"
"I..." Agnos looked genuinely lost, his usual bravado nowhere to be found. "I thought it would work. I thought..."
"Well, it didn't," Jiuge snapped. "And now we have to deal with the fallout. The Gleipnir will investigate, and if they find us—" She broke off, shaking her head. "We're screwed."
"Again, I feel like I'm missing some critical information here," I said, raising a hand like I was back in school. "Who or what is the Gleipnir purpose, and why are we so terrified of them?"
Jiuge turned to me, her eyes narrowing. "The Gleipnir are agents of the Council of Truths. They enforce the laws of Mythica, and they don't take kindly to... disruptions."
"Okay, you mean like FBI agents? I see...but—"
