The next day…
[Have you gone insane, boy?]
Dread wasn't pleased with what happened last night. Aaran struck a deal with the Covenant. As long as Kiara taught him dream-walking, he would join them for a year, but the timing would be of his choice.
Unlike the temples, Aaran didn't know about them. In all his incarnations, it was the first time he had even heard about them. That's why he wanted nothing to do with them.
However, they kept offering him things he desired the most. First, the Spirit Walk technique, and now the Dream Walk. These were things that even his father or the Emperor didn't know. Since Aaran knew he would someday have to fight the empire, it was good if he learned such techniques.
But for Dread, who knew the Covenant, Aaran was making the wrong decision. They weren't people to be trifled with.
