"You think you have beaten me? Outsmarted me?" Duruk snorted as he spoke mentally into Christina and Akiada' mind, his face distorted with disgust at the naga apparently, he walked onward, although not as lazily and more daringly, "This means<span style="font-style: italic">nothing</span>, it is Akiada' choice if you are to die along with him, not yours, not mine, but his" Duruk said aloud, his booming voice penetrating all the minds in the vicinity, he stood still, his chest puffed out with pride and his face now expressionless once more although his eyes bore into Christina, he awaited Akiada' thoughts.