The questions had already reached his lips, but William held them back.
He thought of Hill's attitude just now.
Although Hill had shown concern for the God of Space-Time and William's safety, it was obvious that, since William had not brought it up himself, Hill had no intention of pressing the matter to the end.
He had neither asked what contingency Shar had left with Vecna, nor whether they had learned how Vecna had affected the Space-Time Divine Artifact because Shar had devoured part of Vecna's divine power. Much less had he asked who was hiding behind it all.
The line Hill had drawn between them had always been there.
William could tell that Hill still regarded him as a friend.
But Lathander was also Hill's friend, and Lynn was Hill's friend as well... yet there were things Hill would only discuss with Lynn and would absolutely never bring to Lathander.
William knew that, in Hill's heart, he was at least no less important than Lynn. But that still meant there was distance between them.
He had many things he wanted to say, yet could only remain silent.
In the end, he chose respect.
If Hill himself did not mention the connection between the World Tree and the River Styx, along with certain peculiarities, William felt it was best not to ask too much... whether Hill knew or not, at least for now, he had no intention of bringing it up.
Shar tilted her head and looked at her lover.
She had noticed long ago that whenever something involving Hill came up, William always acted with great caution.
When Shar had first noticed this, she had not really understood William's attitude.
Although William had done some things wrong in the past, he had never harbored ill intent, and it was