Severin was not surprised. "It seems I am more popular than you here, old man."
Anansi snorted. "Sure. Everyone wants a piece of you. What you should be wary of, though, is why they want it."
"The Shadow Lord's people must be after me because of my shadow. It is the only strange thing that happened to me since I got here, unless they want me dead for associating with you. There is no reason to want a weak person like me otherwise.
"As for the ECF, they likely wanted me because I am human, and they needed a new member."
"But then again, there is also something linking the two: the thing under the old research facility. If they are in opposition, then the two organizations might be checkmating each other's moves."
Anansi stared at him. "You are strangely calm for someone who is likely to end up dead."
"What is the use of getting worked up? It will only make me act more stupidly and hasten my death."
