Chapter 70

Ash's point of view.

I can hear the panic in Bear's voice as he tries to call me back. I know I'm not being fair to him, but here I am with the Dragon Heart Gem within my sights. How can I walk away and leave it here? What if these rouges get word of the war that we are planning, and they go into hiding taking the Dragon's heart with them? I may never see the precious stone again.

No, I cannot take that risk, not when I have to think of Anna and the baby. I cannot walk out of here without the Dragon Heart in my hands.

I know we are not ready for this war today, and I know this is not what we came to do, but I also know this is what I have to do.

It's the stone that's calling me, it's in my head, but for some reason, it's telling me I must not leave it. It somehow needs me to harvest its true powers and the longer I am here with the stone then the more powerful it will become, and I know in my heart we need those powers to win this war maybe not so much for these rouges these are just