"The mines?" Arran stared at Karanos in confusion for a moment, but then, he remembered the reason he had traveled into the tunnels into the first place.
At least, the ostensible reason. The truth was that the starmetal deposit had only been part of the reason, and not the most important part. What had truly driven him to explore the tunnels was the desire to see what lay beneath the mountains.
This desire wasn't just idle curiosity. Rather, it was something that had grown from his understanding of the world.
In his travels, Arran had gradually come to understand that knowledge and experience were every bit as valuable as treasures and power — perhaps even more so. He had come close to losing his life on many occasions, and more often than not, the reason had been a lack of knowledge.
Right now, however, his nascent understanding suggested to Arran that he was in grave danger.
