The moment Thomas spoke, James knew he was his grandfather.

The same grandfather who adored him since he was a child.

He knelt on the ground, staring at the bottomless pit in front of him, and sobbed uncontrollably.

Scenes from his childhood flooded back to him.

He remembered sitting on his grandfather's lap while his grandfather taught him ancient language and the fundamentals of Solean Medicine.

In the fire at the Cadens' ten years ago, he was helpless. He heard the Cadens howling and roaring in agony, but he could not do anything.

In the end, it was Thea who rushed in and saved him.

Ten years later, he was still helpless and witnessed his grandfather's fall into the bottomless pit with his own eyes.

“Damn it.”

James stood up, veins bulging on his face, and stared unwaveringly at the black-robe figure on the rock across from him.

Maxine was concerned that James would lose control and grabbed him just in time. “James, don’t be reckless. Thea is still dangling there,” she adv