Raylo still clearly remembered what a mess he'd faced when he first arrived in Black Stone Territory.
It was Moonlight's appearance, with her immense Power and Dragon Mighty, that had won him the most precious respite.
Without her, the development of Black Stone Territory would have been a hundred times more difficult. Without her, he might have died long ago in some unknown crisis.
She wasn't just a contract partner; she was his, Raylo's, first and most trusted ally in this Otherworld.
He had tried to poach her little brother, going behind her back and exploiting her trust to achieve his own goals.
'How is that any different from those despicable villains who would do anything for personal gain, betraying trust without a second thought?'
'If I go through with this, even if I get the Space Dragon, how could I ever face Moonlight again?'
'Will a rift form in our trust, one that can never be repaired?'
