"The offer was rejected?" Queen asked with a cold and displeased tone as Aaron reported the outcome of his meeting with Mergec.

"Yes, he said the offer wasn't sincere enough," Aaron replied solemnly as he noticed the frosty aura pouring out of her.

"Did you not offer him the identity like I asked you to?" She probed further.

"I did. I think he is either playing around to see how desperate we are or he is not interested in our offer," he explained and Kaia's face under the veil contoured into a deep frown.

"It's impossible that he doesn't want to know who plotted against him. He has been looking...