The corner of his mouth tipped up as he dropped into the pool coming up close to Nyra's rock, the water streaming over his skin.

"Most visitors know what they're getting into when they enter my grotto. And everyone in this city knows that it's very unwise to enter here for the wrong reasons. Somehow I don't think you're here for those reasons, are you?" Kai's voice dropped an octave, the rumble coaxing.