Thea’s eyes flashed over to Marcus. “You told me you could help us. How?”
“Before I sailed to Ios, I consulted some of cult’s lore on your goddess, Penelopia. I came across an interesting entry in one of our priestess’ journals that there is a cave in Ios that is supposed to link our world to the world of the dead.”
“A cave?” Thea snorted. “Surely my people would have known of it by now.”
“Not if it were guarded by the Highlanders,” Marcus replied. “You see, the priestess said that no one dared enter because the Ardians believed it was haunted by evil spirits.”
“The Highlanders do have mysterious customs, like worshiping in groves,” Demetrius said. “A cave does not sound so different from their other holy places.”
Marcus shot him an appreciative look before continuing. “That’s right.
