"Here's the plan. We're going to turn you into an artifact."
"No."
Katarina and Sai stared at each other in silence for several long seconds, neither willing to look away. The quiet tension between them stretched until Katarina finally exhaled in defeat and rubbed her temples with a sigh.
The two of them were huddled together in a corner of the chamber after she had physically dragged him aside so she could explain her idea away from the others. Everyone else was still discussing possibilities, unaware that the so-called strategist of their group was currently losing an argument before she had even finished explaining herself.
"Not an actual artifact," Katarina clarified quickly, raising a hand as if to soften the statement. "At best, we're only turning your skin into one…" She paused thoughtfully before adding, "And possibly your hair."
"Skin, yes. Hair, no."
Sai's response was immediate and absolute.
