Twisting his head to look back at Elwin, Erlan couldn’t help but think this would be the last time. He wanted to turn around and run back. He said, “Should we-,” only to be cut short.

“This is war. We follow orders. He trusted you to keep the survivors under Pharom's command safe, or do you think you have a better chance than him facing a god?”

Shalendra never minced her words. As the former lead hunter in their clan before joining Elwin, he couldn’t refute her words, so he said, “I know. Penelo would kill me if I did something stupid enough to get me killed.”

Cailu chuckled and said, “With the undead running about, she may have to.”

“That’s enough, all of you. I'm going to report to General Aienik. The...

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