Chapter 106: Luring!
The dawn of another day had broke with an unsettling calm.
It had been a week since Damon returned from the Valley of Dreams, yet the Dragon Clan’s fortress remained shrouded in a fragile quietness. An unnatural stillness. Like a predator, crouched, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Damon stood in the upper spire of the Eastern Watchtower, overlooking the sprawling expanse of the Dragon Clan’s lands.
The fractured moon, though dim beneath the morning sun, still cast its silent judgement from the heavens. His thoughts were not idle. Every step, every breath inside this fortress echoed with deception.
He knew, he knew better than anyone like Varus and Antares were waiting on him to leave, and now it seemed like they had prepared the perfect excuse.
A summons had arrived that morning, dressed in the formalities of duty, but its intentions were as transparent as glass.
"Damon."
The familiar voice belonged to Malik, his father, who entered the spire’s chamber with a parchment in hand, his usual stoic expression marred with a trace of annoyance as he handed Damon the parchment.
"They want you to investigate the Skyreach Fault. Alone."
Damon didn’t respond immediately. He merely extended his hand, accepting the parchment.
The orders were as expected: a routine mission, thinly veiled as a Leyline Stability inspection, but isolated enough to launch a full scale attack on him.
How Convenient~