Derot wasn't the only one of Zach's friends working hard while he was busy with the war and the Hydra.
It was something that Zach had wondered about during his restless sleep on the way to the capital.
Where were the others? Where were Nessa, Violina, Dukiel, and Anerias? Hadn't they said they were going to help him? Had they changed their minds when they got word of his actual treason once he decided to leave Yan behind and willingly walk into the Sesha camp for the first time?
Julius would have been busy with the matters of the Underworld after he swore allegiance to Zoe. But the others?
They had been caught by the effects of their sole Title. They were the Underworld's saviors.
The Underworld needed saving again. But this time, it wasn't an internal threat.
