"The Cosmic King's successor?" Darius caught something strange, but he didn't whisper loud enough for any of them to catch. However, even if Nicholai caught his words, he wouldn't say anything much.
"We had kept a tab on you ever since you left Gilbert Gillard's peninsula and entered the Shadow Territory. Since the pups you carry were not your blood, we decided to investigate." Antares sat back down and crossed her legs, showing off her shapely thighs that were riddled with magic circles. "When the boy named Dylan first showed his magic, we had become certain. We found the missing pups."
Darius gritted his teeth. "If you were there for them, then why did those bastards attack them? Weren't you trying to kill the pups? Don't lie to me!"