97 THE SECRET OF DESERT TRIBE

The leader helplessly breathed out. "You were always stubborn since you were young. You haven't changed that habit. We don't need you to protect us. Synetians and Riverhills need to join hands if they want to win a war against us. What we have is too precious to tell others."

"I'm not an outsider," Arthur uttered in a low but serious tone.

The leader's sharp eyes gazed at him and then swept that gaze toward Veronica. "That pet. Where did you get it?"

Arthur stole a glance at the carefree cat who was roaming in the room as if that room belonged to her. He replied, "I got her from Felix. Why do you ask?"

"Hmm," the leader hummed. "Do you know where her collar came from?" His voice sounded mysterious.

"No, what about her collar?" Arthur inquired. He became interested in the collar with the green gem as well.