As the true master of the Dream Wilderness, Angel could use the Gatekeeper's authority to know who had entered the Dream Wilderness. That was precisely why he knew Kant had definitely never been there.
Then how had Nis contacted him?
Recalling what Nis had said before—"the outside help was introduced by the Tree Spirit Lord"—the answer had basically surfaced.
The Tree Spirit could not leave the bounds of Savage Cave, and Kant had never entered the Dream Wilderness. The conclusion was simple: Kant was currently in Savage Cave, and after receiving the Tree Spirit's message, he had agreed to Nis's invitation.
Having cleared up that doubt, Angel's thoughts began to wander again.
Why had Kant agreed to Nis's invitation? As the head of House of Lilith, Kant's strength and status went without saying. It could not have been easy for Nis to invite him to serve as an escort. Had Nis paid a price too great to refuse?
And why had Kant come to Savage Cave? Had something happened? Had he come to seek Sanders's help?
As Angel pondered, Kant said with a smile, "From the sound of it, Nis didn't tell you that I was the outside help he found? He certainly likes to keep people guessing."
"I didn't expect Wizard Nis to be able to invite Lord Kant either," Angel said.
Kant glanced at the pit behind him. "He bled heavily this time."
Angel suddenly understood. No wonder Nis had said earlier that he had suffered a huge loss. The price he had paid to bring Kant here could not have been small.
"I only agreed to come because Nis offered a decent price, and because your Savage Cave's ancestral spirit put in a good word for him. Yet who would have thought that bastard would set me