There is no greater monster on Ithos— not Intet Slew, not Tetragnath, not even the Sleeper in the Sands.” Alustin dissolved his paper helmet, let Valia look him in the eyes. “I’d hardly call Tetragnath a villain,” Alustin said. “Sure, he’s killed tens of thousands of Havathi soldiers and loggers, but in his defense, they were invading his forest and chopping down his trees. He’s been pretty clear about the consequences of doing that since before even the rise of the Ithonian Empire.”
