Chapter  338

XENOIS   Jerome made a sound that might have been a growl or might have been the verbal equivalent of throwing his hands up in defeat. "You are both insane."   "We're elderly," my father corrected. "There's a difference. Insanity implies we don't understand what we're doing. We understand perfectly well. We're choosing to be difficult because it's more entertaining than cowering."   "And because you haven't actually told us what you want," my mother added. "You keep making vague threats about justice and revenge, but you haven't specified demands. What exactly are we supposed to be cooperating with? Your fashion crimes? Because I'm not apologizing for pointing those out. That was a public service."   I saw several of my own team struggling not to laugh. Even Zade looked torn between horror and admiration at my parents' complete refusal to behave like proper hostages.   Jerome took a deep breath, visibly trying to regain control of the situation. "We want Alpha Xenois to reverse his pro