A Khione Mother

“What are we supposed to look for again?” Iris asked Xanth as they walked through the village. They had on heavy dark, hooded cloaks on them, hiding their swords and weapon from the eyes of others to keep the attention away from them, but the fact that they wore heavy dark hooded cloaks made them stand out from the rest of the villagers.

“Information that could be useful.”

“And how are we to do that?” She sneered.

Xanth sighed. “Iris, I know you do not want to do this because you hate Lyra, but think of this also as doing it for Ryder, he needs all the help he can get now.”

“That is only why I am doing this, Xanth, because of Ryder, but why are we to find another Khione when we already have one?”

“I think,” He said and turned a corner towards the forest. “He doesn’t want to put all his eggs into one basket by relying on Lyra loving him.”

She scoffed. “I think he is becoming soft and he doesn’t want to kill the girl.”

Xanth smirked. He had that logic too, the fact that Ryder was beginn