â€œHe would say that, wouldnâ€™t he,â€ Kalab sighed. Neither boy nor dog had come along with. They had most likely gone elsewhere in order to escape any further scrutiny of their actions. He decided not to explain that the boy did certainly know him and all of the dead had once been holy men of a sort.<br/><br/>Draki found the perfect excuse in just a few words. Give up his father? No. But give up his fatherâ€™s pawn? Or even the dragon council? Why not? â€œI do not know your attacker personally. Despite what the lady may think, I do not associate myself with scum. But I can tell you itâ€™s not humanâ€¦â€<br/><br/>â€œI already found that out for myself, demon,â€ Kalab warned, suddenly impatient with this little play. It wasnâ€™t supposed to take this much time and now because of one little sidhe boy that wanted to play games, heâ€™d lost track of all time. â€œGet to the point, and quickly.â€<br/><br/>â€œOf course mâ€™lord,â€ he sketched something of a quick little bow, mocking the two with every move. â€œI canâ€™t tell you what exactly it is, unfortunately. However, it is, or was working for some vampire. Ellen was it? Like any of the rats though, itâ€™s switched sides when it caught wind of higher pay. I know itâ€™s trying to kill the both of you for some dragon plot now. Demons and vampires have held truce for so long that I thought it prudent to warn you.â€<br/><br/>â€œWhy wouldâ€¦? Nevermind. Thank you, demon. Weâ€™ll be on our way now.â€ He had no more trust for the demon than before, not with the knowledge that it had tried to trap his dear heart here. Whatever the truth was, he could only be certain that what heâ€™d been told was not the whole of it. It meant they needed to move faster now though. In all his dealings with demons, he knew they always studded their lies with a few grains of truth. Although, knowing what he did of dragons, if any of it were true, this had been a plan decades, maybe centuries in the making.<br/><br/>Kalab whistled at the napping puppy, which leapt down and trotted to his side. Leaving the glade with its dog gnawed feast behind, he led Nehmahati back to the King and the patient steeds. â€œI see youâ€™ve found your girl.â€ The brilliant serpents gaze was turned on her. â€œAnd you. You must be the radiant goddess Iâ€™ve heard so much about.â€<br/><br/>Kalab interrupted before he could get too far, knowing he would. â€œGwendyn, we must leave immediately. Iâ€™ve had troubling news.â€<br/><br/>The king hummed in disappointment but dismounted and offered Kala wordless help onto the horse. â€œYouâ€™ll come back, wonâ€™t you? With the lovely lady.â€