This conversation with Persephone was relaxed and this made him believe he could further with her than anyone else he had talked to thus far. She may not fully trust him, but she was answering his questions and so far she was not questioning his motives. Mariael had seemed skeptical the entire time, but they could also be because she was trying her dominance on him. He put his best effort in submitting to her, but that would be his hardest decision. Destroy everything and fight her or stay on the sidelines and let her play Queen? He had a big choice to make.

He studies the forest Queen as she answers his question. The information holds in her brain as he bites his tongue. Another island with Queens, but he hoped their silence meant they had gone just as Persephone suggested. Salem was far from Tinuvel and he had met no one from there, even in the past, of whom he could recall. The island was almost forgotten in his mind even though his Peruvian breeding would prefer the warmth over the ice he has chosen. The only thing he had inherited from his grandfather's Paso was the unique gaited steps and the fine, abundant hair, that made him stand out among the other Andalusians.

But enough about all that! Persephone has a question for him and he had no reason to keep her waiting. "I have not traveled from Tinuvel except to the Crossing and the one time I set my eyes on your lovely home. That is something I need to change." There were advantages to knowing the other islands and from a battle perspective it might help him better understand his enemies.