Chapter 24: A Favor, Part 2

Corey smiled at her, well aware that the purpose for his visit was known between both of them.?At long last he said, "I'm calling it in."

Ingrid cleared her throat. "I thought as much. What do you need?"

"Nothing too difficult," Corey replied, turning on his heels and walking away a bit.?"It's something quite simple, actually," he continued, still not facing her, using the tip of his boot to chip away at the ice floor. "In fact, I'm not sure it's even worth a whole favor."

"You get one favor," Ingrid reminded him, shifting in her chair.

He turned back to face her then, still poking at the whole he had created. "Really, a small favor in exchange for convincing the entire council to change a human into a legendary being just so that he could spend eternity with you? Does that seem fair to you?"

"Corey"

"Because it really doesn't seem fair to me"