“Then let me be honest with you, since you aren’t stupid like Zim. I’m not sure whether I should put any trust in you, Tak. Not only did you fail to serve up to your plan but by the sounds of it,
you also had a little slip up.
I can be quite forgiving, so if you would so kindly brief me as to what you told Zim about Purple and I, then perhaps I’ll reconsider your trustworthiness.”
“My only wish is to serve you, my tallest. I would neverintentionally do something to betray your trust! I swear it.
—— Ah. That.
It was in the heat of the battle, so to speak. I was angry and frustrated at the turn of events; truly, I was too blinded by rage to think clearly about what I was saying. I begyour forgiveness, my tallest.”