Chapter 256

“Weapon?” Her brows knitted in confusion.

“Yes.” Now that he was calm, he agreed that thinking was better. “Oh yeah. My king made the perfect weapon years ago in Mombana. To wield a weapon, you must know all its weaknesses so you can exploit it well.”

“If it's the mistress, you don't really need a weakness, Master. All you need to do is threaten her with her secrets. She has a lot of them.”

Coza laughed. It wasn't a nice laugh. “So because you're her personal maid, you think you know her well, Talia? Is it Talia or Kaya now? Which one do they know you as?”

“The palace knows me as Kaya, my new name. But the mistress knows me as both names because I made a mistake and let Talia slip one faithful day. Forgive me, Master.”

He waved her off. “She'll forget. You're the last thing on her mind. As I was saying, her secrets holds no salt to her weaknesses. She can let her secrets out, and damn it all to hell, she isn't afraid of death.” He paused. “But her weakn