373 The North (Part 1)

Judging from Commander Berion's tone, his words were meant to warn Lith about the danger the lost cities represented. Maybe he even hoped the young Ranger would reconsider his choice.

Lith's curiosity was piqued, instead.

'How many secrets does the Griffon Kingdom keep from its citizens?' He thought. 'I can understand sweeping Necromancy under the rug. It's a branch of magic too dangerous to let it fall in the hands of nobles with more money than life left.

'Heck, even Balkor is something that is better left a mystery. If the story of what happened to him becomes public, small villages like Lutia would either smother their children's talent for magic or lose any trust in the Crown.

'But this? Why is a bunch of ruins deemed so dangerous? Why have I never heard anything about them, not even at the Academy?'