Chapter 40

Some things are better off not being known.

It took a minute for his words to sink in. What could be so bad that no one knew about it?

Even though he had just told me not to think about it too much, I couldn't stop myself from thinking about it even more. What does it mean? Was it something from his past or someone? Was it an old god that he pissed off who was hiding in the valleys? Was it one of his relatives?

No matter what it was, I knew it wasn't a threat. It's not possible. After spending so much time with him, I've come to realize that the Drakonians hiding in the valleys didn't bother him at all. This was not what I expected. He seemed to be hiding something much darker and more dangerous from everyone, but now it was about to come out in front of everyone.

I told Lucian again, "This isn't how it's going to work." "I need to know what's out there. I'm curious. I must know! So many of my warriors are going out there with me, and I don't want them to die for no reason." I was ver