[Author's Note: The leaders of Forgotten Suns would be now called Generals. And only the Supreme leader would be called Leader. It's to avoid confusion.]
…
The figure across from him let out a chuckle.
It wasn't mocking, but it carried a weight that made Rhaegor-Kul's scales prickle.
"Yes. He is not dead," the man said. "But… consider him dead. He cannot grow stronger and is stuck to reincarnate endlessly as a mortal."
Rhaegor-Kul's jaw tightened. "Who can even do something like that to—"
He stopped.
A possibility struck him hard, silencing his tongue before the thought could finish forming.
His eyes narrowed, and for a moment he didn't breathe.
"…is it him?" he asked quietly.
"Don't ask about him." The man raised his hand, almost in warning. "Even talking or thinking about him is forbidden. I'd rather not get in trouble for that."
He lowered his arm slowly, as though dusting away the topic.
