Yora, however, shook her head at the confused looks thrown her way. "But after all is said and done, I am still Mark Lane's wife... and I desire an alliance between the Yimmels and the Lanes as equals. What do you say to that?"

"What?!"

It was not just the Yimmels-even Helen was left dumbstruck by Yora's offer.

What was Yora saying? An alliance, and at this stage? Was that even possible?! "Have you gone mad?!"

Cadell sprang to his feet, snapping right then, "We still have our hostages, and our family is much more powerful than the Lanes! We can return to Bralog in one piece even if we fail to take over the Lane family or Lanecorp! Why should we ally ourselves with some mooks like them?!"

"Exactly, Madam Yimmel! There's just no reason for it!"

"Are you perhaps in shock? Could you be delirious?"

up! I'm still sane!" Yora snapped, glaring at Cadell and the rest. "I am still the matriarch, so you'll obey even

threat left the Yimmels deflated, but they were certainly upset, even

made sure that they were silent before turning back to Frank, asking apprehensively, "How about it, Frank? Will you

the Lanecorp health and safety department officers and Helen looked on eagerly, Frank

"Frank!"

pulling Frank as she cried anxiously, "Please, they still have Granduncle and Uncle Gavin, and they're clearly compromising a lot when they offered the alliance. We shouldn't..." She trailed off, unable to say the word

"That's right."

already good enough that the Yimmels are willing to back down, and it's a major accomplishment if

to finish but smiled and shook his head as he turned to Yora. "I refuse-because I have a better

the cheek to suggest a counter-offer too? "Do

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