Back at the guest compound, the three elves and Lireath couldn't stop staring at Lumberling, their eyes filled with curiosity and disbelief.
"What did you do with the Duke?" Aurelya finally asked, narrowing her eyes. "How did he suddenly become all friendly with you?"
Lumberling chuckled. "You make it sound like I charmed him or something." He waved his hand casually before adding, "Well, the plan worked. He found out that I'm a martial artist, and after that… I just went along with it and kept the act."
"That easy?" Lireath asked, her brow furrowing in doubt.
"I'm not sure," Lumberling admitted with a shrug. "But I don't think the Duke was pretending. He told me a lot of things, personal things."
He then shared what Hedric had revealed, his past, the distant Aeryndor Kingdom, the wyvern riders, and the people blessed with draconic bloodlines.
