Those words lingered in the air as if they carried some underlying truth.
To Ash, however, they were nothing more than a test to be overcome.... or not. He knew full well that this Ancestor Seeker was merely a clone.
The real Ancestor Seeker, he now suspected, was among the fabled 36 Warriors.
Yet even after sifting through everything he had read, he still couldn't quite grasp why she was so fixated on finding someone deemed 'worthy.'
The entire event was meant to be a flex, a clear display of power to make sure everyone understood.
Ash and his people were no pushovers, and things would always go their way.
Yet, with just a single glance, he could tell.
Especially after he had changed—after taking on The Watcher's race—he could see more clearly than ever that she was still plotting something.
All he needed now was confirmation... to know whether she was aware that she was nothing more than a clone herself.
