Ethan studied Emery Shaw carefully. The man was reluctant to share much about the mysterious location he had mentioned. All he would say was that an entire city lay hidden beneath the sea.
That alone was enough to stir Ethan's curiosity. What kind of people could build a massive city on the ocean floor? Did they all walk around strapped to oxygen tanks, or had they created some other way to survive down there?
Both places Emery had spoken of seemed worth investigating. Ethan hadn't expected such a small planet like Earth to be tangled in such a complex web of powers. In some ways it was even more unpredictable than the vast Sea of Death.
"Who was it that injured the girl with Lyla on that island?" Ethan asked suddenly, wondering what kind of being could possess that level of strength.
"It was a snake from the Serpent Isles!" Emery blurted, genuine fear flashing across his face.
