Clearly she had not been too keen on his words. Not that Genie blamed her, he hadn’t either. And maybe he was wrong, who knew? It was all so different between universes. Confusing and frustrating. Why, he didn’t know what universe he was even in now, to be honest. ‘In a castle’ was pretty vague, even if this particular castle had an entire city in it among entirely other worlds.

“Well, you know the saying: when a door is closed, a window opens. We just need to whip those heroes into shape, get them organized. You’d be surprised how many lack proper organization skills.” He seated himself on the bed beside her and drew a pout. “And you are not more powerful than me.” No, he hadn’t forgotten about that.