Thirty minutes later, Ashure stood in the Dragon Palace’s great hall. Drago had departed with a gruff comment that he needed to get something and would return as soon as possible. Ashure turned when he caught the sound of approaching footsteps. A moment later, Orion entered the room alongside Theron, Drago’s Second-in-Command.
“Ashure, Theron said you were here on an urgent matter,” Orion said by way of greeting.
He grimly nodded. “The alien is on the Isle of the Monsters. Nali needs our assistance,” he said.
“When did it appear?” Orion asked.
Ashure pursed his lips before he reluctantly answered. “The morning of my wedding,” he admitted.
Surprise swept across Orion’s face before he concealed it. “Tell me everything,” he said.
Ashure explained everything that he could, including Nali
