Forget about saving Lyla, If Ethan wasn't careful, he wouldn't even make it out of this place alive. That was the brutal truth—and it hung in the air like a curse.
This place had always been the silverwood family territory, yet Donovan still hadn't figured out the full situation.
In the end, it was Ethan who broke the silence. "Maybe your Eighth Brother needed those sentinel souls,. he probably took them away."
Donovan fell quiet.
Then he turned to Ethan and said, "During today's gathering, find a chance to sneak me into the Forbidden Grounds."
"Why don't you go yourself? I've got things to do," Ethan replied, completely uninterested in tagging along to some dangerous site.
"You just want to go find Lyla, right? Once I get my Essence Pearl back, I'll help you look for her."
Donovan saw straight through him and made a bold promise, he even made a gesture as if tapping his chest for emphasis. Ethan just gave him a skeptical side-eye.
