Sobek once again found himself turning to Daniel, tried to force the knowledge out of his vessel, but found only the definitions and memories of dinner dates, nothing that actually had any meaning here. Neither of them knew what she was talking about. Daniel couldn't figure out what she was doing. She was insane. A frigid shiver went through him. Daniel couldn't look away. Had she snapped? Finally snapped?

What happened here was clear to him. A power struggle, the slaves actually through to fight their way to his favor, against his wishes. Everything but Ammit. Had she been killed by the unfaithful in the struggle? Had Eva killed her? Ammit had served as his right hand for as long as he could remember, she could not die in this manner. But she was dead. The guards had not come up with the rest of her. There was no bringing her back.

Eva wasn't answering now. Insolence. That could change. She wasn't the first human to think she could defy him. He'd encountered enough in the other System Lord's planets, right before he absorbed those that wanted to survive into his populations.

Sobek's eyes gleamed yellow with displeasure, but it was Daniel's voice that came out, accusing and harsh. "You care nothing for yourself and you don't even deserve that much. What about the others? You don't care about them either?"

His generosity was limited. Even to the human responsible for his return.