She Jests

Andrev promptly choked on a piece of chicken at Kana’s easy declaration of his power.

Kir blinked. “Pardon?”

“Andrev. Speaks to animals. They bend to his will. How do you think he always knows where to find food? The animals speak to him and he finds them and they sacrifice themselves for him because they respect him,” Kana said, and she sounded so utterly rational that Andrev might have believed her if she didn’t have it so utterly wrong.

Shadows crossed Kir’s face and Andrev knew he was thinking the worst.

“She jests,” Andrev said lightly. “I’m only a hunter.”