Chapter 2519

Though Randolph had kept things from him and played him for a fool at times, Perseus couldn't deny that, on the whole, Randolph had treated him fairly well. Lavender retorted in exasperation, "Why are you asking me? What makes you think I know the answer to that? You ought to know that we've been together every step of the way—from Ebrea to Xancent. Haven't I shared every bit of news I got with you, Perseus?" Perseus pressed his lips together and looked away, forcefully choking back the expletive-laden praise that had been on the tip of his tongue. They stealthily ascended the mountains, with the temperature decreasing proportionally to the rising altitude. Perseus watched the landscape through the window, observing the moon hanging high in the night sky, though the mountains surrounding Snowmelt Lake exuded a strange sense of unease—somber, suffocating, and steeped in mystery. Perseus struggled to comprehend how, at such a lofty altitude, a mere handful of dragon bones could possi