444 The Dragon of Stories

"I… was going to use the involvement of these three with you against them, so that in the moment that they had something I needed I would have been able to coerce it out of them."

Persephone: "You bastard!"

Camazotz : "I'll gnaw your bones, spider!"

"Keep going."

"I…" Anansi tried to force his jaw closed through his own willpower, fully knowing that the next words that he would speak would mean his death.

However, Abaddon's compulsion via cursed wings isn't something that can be fought against with simple 'willpower'.

The harder he fought against him, the easier the truth spilled out against his will.

"I... was going to stay and spy around for a while... learn what stories you have to tell and study you and your family until I knew all there is to- Kugh!"

Abaddon looked to be absolutely furious. 

Thea seemed like she was going to be sick. 

Gabbrielle was bordering on outrage.