"You don't have anything to say," Lis smirked.
"What do you mean 'turn to the worse'?" Enriki asked carefully.
"It's enough. I've said enough." Nikto put his elbows in the table and pressed his palm to his forehead.
"Nikto in not to blame," Asa said suddenly in Unclean, apparently having figured out something. She got up from the floor and now stood in front of them. "My master Borgan told me to be with Tol because Tol is Unclean."
"What? What did she say?" Enriki whispered.
"Quiet, quiet, calm down," Lis reached his hand as if pushing Enriki aside.
"Why should we believe you?" Lis's Unclean was very good. Asa shrugged.
"Because I tell the truth. Why should I lie? It doesn't make sense, since you can check Tol. I think there is someone among you who can do it and confirm my worlds. Nikto can hear the 'phone' and Squint-Eye can, too. Tol spent all his life among humans but you can still hear him. No matter how human-like he looks, he is not human, and one can hear it. Borgan heard him at once, I didn't, his 'phone' is very quiet. Nikto likely heard him too, that's why he took him along. Borgan was delighted with Tol, he at once did his best for Tol and for you. He gave Nikto and Tol his chosen warriors. I love Tol and he has to be with us. Not now, now it's too early, but sooner or later he'll come back to us. And… You won't tell him anything, will you? He is very attached to you and he needs you! You won't turn away from him, right? I gave him away only because I felt there was trouble. I don't know what exactly you talked about but I'm telling the truth!"
"We said that you and Nikto are together and work against us," Lis said. Asa shook her head.
"Nikto is always alone, he doesn't need me. I don't know anything about him, just like you. He saved my life, helped me to get out of coma, and I paid my debt to him," she glanced at Squint-Eye who stayed impassive. "Now he saved my life for the second time, and it means I will stand by him. But don't tie me to him, I'm with Tol, and… and…" she stumbled, "I was so afraid of that fucking Arel!"
"Are you afraid of Nikto?" Lis asked.
"It doesn't matter, I just know he would never tell about Tol himself."
"Why?"
"Because it is not his business. It is between Tol and me, if I want, I'll tell you, and Nikto has nothing to do with it. He really has nothing to do with it."