"Then who is he?"

Era broke the short silence that had fallen after her confession. She had waited, but Oscar hadn't said anything to her. Instead, he kept looking at Philo with a look that only deepened her confusion.

The situation was indeed disturbing. Era was well aware of that, especially since she was the object of all this. She didn't want to be kept in the dark. She wanted to know every bit of information available, at least so she could anticipate who she was up against.

So, Era looked back and forth between Oscar and Philo and asked, "You both know them, don't you?"

"Yes," Oscar finally replied,...