Chapter 220: Secrets of the Past

Dedari stood still, staring at Jacob with confusion etched across his face. He couldn’t make sense of what Jacob had just revealed. *The Dark One? Kendalf?* It felt like a riddle that wasn’t meant to be solved, and yet, the words Jacob had spoken kept echoing in his mind. His expression mirrored the disarray in his thoughts. How could such a young man possess knowledge of something so ancient, something they themselves had long forgotten or never known? "Jacob, what did you just say?" Prest asked, his voice breaking the silence that had settled over them. His eyes flicked from Dedari back to Jacob, attempting to gauge the truth in his words. "Who is the Dark One? Who is Kendalf?" Prest had noticed the surprise on Dedari's face and knew his companion was struggling with the implications of Jacob's revelation. Dedari had always been logical, calculated even, but this was something that tested the limits of his understanding. Was it possible that there was another family—another lineage