Although this way of speaking seemed a little like a shady uncle coaxing a young girl, Gary Smith understood the principle.
One wouldn't attain a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den first!
The worst that could happen would be someone else getting the blame, not him.
That aside, the main reason was that during the last Decay Feast, matters involving lineage and insights about Thorns caught his attention.
Taken separately, there was no problem!
But put together, it was hard not to associate them with the Supreme Being of the Alliance, the "Sovereign of Thorny Forest".
Even among the supreme beings, he belonged to the topmost echelon.
Even before the Alliance was established, he was influential and had entrenched his tendrils within the history of the Human Clan.
At this point, they were inseparable!
If he caused issues, the entire Alliance would be in turmoil!
Severe disturbances might even influence the situations on the battlefields!
