6.43 - Evolution
“Sweet. Now we have a juiced up super detective from Earth roaming the northern wastes. What could go wrong?” Theo asked.
“We don’t know what his plans are.”
“Is it a coincidence that I cast Twist from Death’s realm at the same time Jan went rogue?” Theo asked. “He’s going after Twist. They knew each other, and the relationship didn’t seem friendly.”
Aarok’s brow furrowed as he steepled his fingers. “Twist was a snake. If he dies, he dies.”
Theo sighed, rolling his shoulders. Aarok wasn’t wrong to assume Twist had an agenda, but was it malicious? He wanted something in the northlands back in the day, so he must have found it. That was likely how he got to the true heavens… But Twist had been a big help with information. He had warned them about the underground area, especially after Pogo and the Russian rock people stopped defending the area. No, the masked elf’s motives were too mercurial for even the alchemist’s high Wisdom and his Soul messages.
“We’ll let them fight, if only to keep our people out of it.” Theo leaned against a bare wall, allowing his intuition to search all possible outcomes. “Unless we feel like trudging north. Which I don’t.”
“I don’t like rogue adventurers under my watch.”
“Then go find him. But be warned. If the system gave him access to what he had before, I don’t think you’ll fare well. The more I learn about Earth before my time, the more I’m convinced I know nothing.”
Aarok folded his arms, gazing up at Theo with a grumpy look on his face. “Bah.”