"Ileza is lucky to have lost to Tyris, or she would have died back then, and today Verendi would be a barren wasteland."
Akhton shuddered at the thought, yet the revelation filled him with fury and indignance. Fury for the suffering that had been inflicted upon his people and indignance for having been kept in the dark about the true motive behind Tyris' attack.
"My own mother didn't trust me with the truth." He snarled. "The Awakened Council lied to us all!"
"Because they knew that idiots like you would have charged into Garlen for revenge and gotten Verendi in even more trouble." Jorl sneered. "Look at you. Fists balled, maw clenched, ready to die like a moron for a lost cause."
The two Divine Beasts almost came to blows again, but Orpal remained firm between them.
