Chapter 103 (1/2)

Chapter 103

Chapter 103: Peculiar Congregation

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ARTHUR LEYWIN’S POV:

There was an expression of ever-so-slight a the raised brow of Windso a military-esque uniform paired with a trim, side-swept hairstyle to match, held out my bond

“Sylvie!” I exclai her up out of Windsom’s hand Upon careful inspection, there were no visible wounds on her body, and by the rhyth, it see out a relieved sigh, I carefully placedthe asura standing before ful nod to which he responded with a look a parent would give to one’s child after he or she had misbehaved

“I had known you were rash, but to think you would get yourself and Lady Sylvie caught so soon, and by the ones involved with the Vritra no less,” he repri the acadeed, as if that would validate my actions

“You need to understand that you and Lady Sylvie’s safety should take the most precedence as of now”

“Windsom, there were people inside that academy whose life I consideredthe resolve in arded ain “Was it for the Elf Princess?” he asked as if he already knew the answer

“It-it wasn’t just for her,” I defended,out a lot more unconfident than I had wanted

“Noof this, what I do not understand is why the perpetrator of the incident took your friend, Elijah, with him”

“I don’t know either…” I was at a loss as well, and no matter how many times I pondered about it inside my cell, I couldn’t come up with a reasonable explanation

“I don’t know,” I repeated “But I need you to help us out of here, Windsom I need to find out where they took Elijah and—”

“And what? Save hi “You can’t even escape from this place but you think you have the ability to save hi out a deep breath, he lowered his voice and continued “Besides, I know roughly where the man named Draneeve took your friend”

“Really? Where?” I unknowingly grabbed onto his sleeve as I said this

“After investigating the artifact left at Xyrus Academy, I suspect it was a teleportation device that Draneeve had used to escape, along with your friend Elijah… as well as the device he had used to…”

“ to get here,” I finished the sentence, a feeling of dread growing inside me “They took Elijah back to Alacrya, didn’t they?”

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“Most likely,” he replied, his voice cold

I slu at my feet as neither of us spoke for a while

“Windsoest that I follow Elijah to Alacrya in the hopes that he would still be alive so that I can save hi et killed as soon as I step foot…” I looked back at him and a truly rare moment dawned on me where I had no answer “So what do I do?”

“Well I wouldn’t say you’d die as soon as you stepped foot,” the asura shtly, hints of empathy evident in his usually cold voice “But yes, it would be suicide Luckily, the pawn the Vritra Clan had sent left before you arrived, otherwise they would be much more wary of you As of now, they hold an interest in you enough for them to want you in their possession, alive, but if they find out that you actually have Lady Sylvia’s innate will as well as her daughter, then I’ the two of you safe”

“What aive up on my best friend?” I countered “I calculated the possibility of receiving aid fro and I also knew you’d help us escape, but even thus, there wouldn’t be a safe place for us to stay Considering that the Council is working for the Vritra, I would either have to stay where , or burrow so hidden witho to the Beast Glades, I et any reasonable training done” I thought of the echoes of the giant mana beasts that we passed on our way here, and how even the lances were cautious enough not to brazenly rasp on the situation at hand,” the asura acknowledged, giving ed to connect the Vritra with the Council?”

“Enough to reasonably suspect that the ones most closely connected to the Vritra were the Greysunders The hu the opinion of the dwarves as well, but I have a hunch that they are reluctant,” I thought aloud

“I back his left sleeve, the asura looked at his watch “Arthur it is about time we—”

“Who are you” a voice interrupted

Both Windsom and I turned our heads to see that it was Bairon

“It sees,” Windsoet in here?” The lance’s eyes narrowed as his glance flickered between the asura next to on on top of my head Despite how rash Bairon had acted with me, I realized that he was actually very cautious and level-headed under norarded Windsos in his stance even when they were separated by a reinforced cage

“I asked how you got in here,” Bairon growled, his eyes glued on the mysterious visitor “Are you with the other intruder?”

“Yes,” Windso a step toward the lance

“Then an explanation is no longer necessary” Bairon raised his fist like a loaded cannon as the gathered electricity crackled and popped around his arm

[Flash Ray]

I frantically ju Windsootten to re et hit with that spell, there wouldn’t even be ashes left to bury

A condensed sphere of electricity shot out fro the reinforced lued to his position as the spell rapidly approached him

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I bracedwould collide with the asura, but as Bairon high-level ht the spell as if were a rubber ball

I knew, undoubtedly, that Windsom would be able to handle the attack, but even I didn’t expect it to be done so easily

Crushi+ng the orb of condensed lightning in his pal with a flick of his head “Looks like we have our way out”

I let out a snort of laughter, but before we could say anything else, Bairon had already reached Windsoer a reason for you to fight e of strikes and kicks iic seemed to mostly consist of external spells

[Thunder Lance]

Bairon activated a spell in theto stab down at Windsom