Chapter 550: Last Hope
“Then why? What does it even matter if I have two hearts?”
“Stryg,” Holo placed her hand on top of his. “Our Father has been looking for someone like you for a thousand years. Someone like you was one of the main goals for why he founded the Morterm Order.”
“Why? …What does he want from me?” he whispered.
Melantha and Holo shared a troubled look. “Everything.”
Holo glanced out at the city of Hollow Shade in the distance, even in the darkness of night its presence loomed on the horizon. “Do you know why I built the City of Shades there?”
“Because it was a strategic location?” Stryg guessed.
Holo inclined her head, “Explain.”
He took a deep breath, “Well, I suppose it’s because the city is built next to the Dire River that runs across the entire Realm. The merchants of Frost Rim can head down from their mountains and have their goods shipped down the river instead of having to sail around the continent through Hoarfrost Bay— which I’m told can be quite dangerous— to the Ebon Sea. Thanks to the river, Frost Rim can ship precious ores to Murkton.”
“And with a little help from their blue mages, Murkton can send large shipments of crops from their fertile lands to the barren homes of Frost Rim,” finished Holo. “It is a very symbiotic relationship. However, what part does Hollow Shade play in all of this? What needs do Great Cities have for our own city?”