"No, I understand." Luka deflects, regaining his composure. "It's why you're the perfect person - the only possible person, even, for this. It really is a lot of power. You're not one who would ever fall prey to her charms. You won't use it to aid her, and he'll know that."

Luka idly twists an ostentatious gold ring around his index finger. Of course, he couldn't tell Garrot that he'd be conspiring with Gyre, dipping his toes in the possibility of playing both sides. He wonders exactly how much Garrot knows.

"Have you gotten a chance to talk to 'the Child'? They're... interesting."