“The old Lockheart, as Neith’s faithful follower, was ever searching for wisdom, although he never backed down from a fight either. In his quest for knowledge, he found out what kind of creature killed Sir Do’Martin, the former liege lord. He also had a theory on how to get rid of it. The family dagger played some part in the plan, I don’t know what, but it disappeared. The one you stole then hid was a replica.” We sit in silence for a while, mulling things over. So Lord Virion might be my father. Shadow and Sunshine might be my siblings. Half-siblings. Or all of us might be some distant relatives, like a cousin once removed or whatnot. And neither of us are fully human. Ugh. Half-skeleton-fingered-monster. Yay! I take a peek at Shadow. He doesn’t look like a monster spawn. I don’t feel l

