1378 Book of Treasures

"Come with you? To Airan?" Tim asked.

"Airan and many other places," Ning said. "Remember what I said I was doing here?"

Tim thought for a bit and his face went pale. "You're here to kill someone," he said. "Who?"

"I don't know yet," Ning said. "That's why I'm going on this journey. To find out, and I want you to come with me."

Tim stood there, frozen, unable to piece together thoughts.

"But… but sir Ning," Adrian spoke. "What is going on? Why do you need my son on this murderous adventure?"

"I am not going to lie," Ning said. "I just want a companion on this adventure. Going alone is not very fun at all."

"Still, why must my son come—"

"Because your son is special," Ning said and turned toward Timothy. "Aren't you Tim? Don't you want to explore more of the world? Find more Zurin treasures and see what exactly it is that you are capable of doing?"

"I…"

Ning waited for the young man to answer.