Violet groaned, "What? What is it now?"
She could already tell this was not going to end well.
Rhara was the one who answered, "As much as pixies are lesser Fae, they are still respected among our kind. And as the princess of the Free Fae, that makes them your subjects. Hence, you must learn how to negotiate with them."
Asher perked up at once, his expression darkening. "Negotiate?" His tone dripped with disbelief. From what little he knew about the Fae, negotiating with them was the fastest way to get tricked, cursed, or worse.
He growled low in his throat. "Violet is not doing any negotiating."
Lucen's gaze flicked toward him, saying pointedly, "There are rules to the Fae realm, beast. Bargaining with the pixies is the only way to get your snake brother back."
Lila, added, "He's right."
Asher's glare shifted to her. "You can't be serious."
"I am," Lila said smoothly. "But the pixies love something more than deals."
That got Violet's attention. "And what's that?"
