"It's you?" Lily asked, and the man looking down at her smiled.

"Yes, it is me, my queen. I know you probably have a lot of questions to ask me, but now is not the time," the man told her.

"But—" Lily tried to argue, but the man stopped her by placing his huge hand over her mouth. The smile was gone from his face, and he seemed serious. Even though Lily had mixed feelings about him but could not explain them, she trusted him for some odd reason.

"There is no time to talk, okay? Just follow me." The man told her and Lily simply nodded in agreement. He...