Trafalgar kept looking at her for a few seconds after that. Vivienne was still on her knees, calmer than before but not by much. The fear had retreated enough for her to think again, but it had not gone anywhere.
"Why come to me?" Trafalgar asked.
Vivienne blinked once. "What?"
"If this is really about the Void Creatures, and if whatever you know frightened you enough to approach me under a false name, then why me specifically?"
Vivienne hesitated. That alone was enough to make his expression sharpen slightly. "Talk."
She lowered her eyes for a brief moment. "Because my master told me to find you."
Trafalgar went still. "Your master."
"Yes."
"Who is your master?"
Vivienne looked unsure for the first time since she had started speaking honestly. Her lips parted slightly, then closed again. She understood that whatever came next mattered.
"It's someone from the Primordial Bloodline."
