Dad called us into his office. “What’s this about?” I asked.
“In my research book I lent you, I read all the notes you left,” began my dad. “Your notes made me think differently. It sent me down a spiral of research. We need to work harder now that we know possible negative outcomes so I’m working harder.”
“What did you find?” I asked.
“I found a stone of legend that will turn things back around for us.”
“You want us to waste our time following a legend? Send my men after it,” Grayson suggested an alternative.
“I’ve already tracked it down,” Dad said. “The kind of people who have it in their possession won’t hand it over to guards or anyone else who works for the king. They’re very cautious. You’ll have to go yourself if you want to secure it, this is too important.”
“My Dad already
