(Isla)
Pryor kept his finger beside the Valdyr name. The family appeared several times through the Keeper records, and unlike Evander's ancestor, none of them carried the mark for a broken oath. We already knew they had remained loyal to the Keeper order. What we didn't know was what that loyalty had meant.
"Loyal to whom?"
Evander looked at me.
"The Keepers."
That didn't answer enough. Varen had convinced some Keepers that I needed to remain under their control, while others had helped remove me from Garron. The order had been divided long before I was placed into protected sleep.
"Which side were the Valdyrs on?"
Evander looked at the open record.
"Neither, at first."
I frowned. I hadn't expected that answer. Evander explained that the Valdyrs believed their duty was to protect
