“Don’t be stupid, Lexx. They wouldn’t put both of you into the game.” Zaile explained. “They know our blood markers. Kane was the first one to tip them off to our family line the first time she was picked up. They came after you and our youngest sister, Kaimar. Kane was too old to take in and I was already adopted and out of their reach.
They are holding Kaimar in stasis and will be putting her into play shortly after you either die or get captured. She is going to go through the same things you did, unless you win.”
“What does it matter if I win or lose?” Lexx searched for justification. He could help Maenae. She was within his realm of limited control. Kaimar on the other hand was in a place that he had no desire to revisit. She wasn’t his responsibility. Let Zaile take care of her. It was hopeless. He didn’t want the responsibility. “Nothing will change –“
