Chapter 252: The Escape (3) (2/2)

Before Sarah had the chance to finish her thought, Naybeah spoke up again with the still calm, reassuring tone in her voice. Matching her gaze, she as well looked towards the settlement in the distance.

”The best we can do for him is to complete the task that was assigned to us, Sarah. We need to trust him, that he will return safe and sound. Remember, he can take care of himself!”

With her part said, she gave one last light squeeze to Sarah's left shoulder before leaving her and walked towards the middle of the group where Scarlet was speaking to a few people. The confident look on their faces gave the impression to Naybeah that these were acting as the de-facto leaders of the group, with a much stronger will than the rest. They were looking at the red-haired girl with passion and zeal shining in their eyes.

”Miss Scarlet, when are we leaving?” A thin, bald human guy asked with a respectful tone, clearly eager to leave this nightmarish place behind.

”Yes, Lady Scarlet, just please let us leave this place behind. We all just want to leave and never see any of this place ever again!” A woman, with brown, greasy, messy hair joined in. The bruises on her curvaceous body suggested unimaginable horrors in her life. Still despite all that, she had the same zeal in her eyes as the others.

Giving a quick look at her body, Scarlet couldn't help but frown for a brief moment, before she forced the smile back on her face.

”Not for too long, I assure you. We just need to give the last of the freed a moment of respite before we set out. Just like you all, they have also gone through the same, try to understand. I assure you, none of us want to stay here any longer than it's absolutely necessary.”

Although it was clear that her words did little to calm their minds, they did not refute her words and did not argue any longer. Giving an understanding nod, the gathered left back towards their own little circle of people eagerly awaiting the answers from the three 'leaders' before they all glanced towards the pair of twins that just sat down on the ground slightly away from the group with the same frightened look in their eyes that many of that had when they first walked out of their own stalls.

Looking at their expression, they all understood and did not argue with their own 'leaders' any longer. They all could guess what went through the twin elves' minds as they first looked up at the clear night sky, or when they breathed in their very first gasp of air. The feeling of freedom did not hit them immediately, but it needed a bit to slowly settle in.

Meanwhile, Sarah, after being left alone with Naybeah's reassuring words, arrived next to the other two girls with a complicated look on her face.

Seeing her expression, Scarlet couldn't help but ask out with worry resurfacing in her eyes.

”What is bothering you? Is there a problem?”

Instead of the purple-haired girl, it was the blonde amazon that answered the question, as she turned towards the direction of the orc's settlement with a gentle, kind smile.

”No, she is just worried about him. While we are working in peace and silence, he is already in the den of these pigheaded monsters threading through dangers we can't even imagine. She is just worried that's all…”

”N-no... I... ” Sarah wanted to speak up and refute their words, but the bright pink coloration of her cheeks betrayed her before she even had the chance.

Just as she was about to force some words out of her stuttering mind, an ear-shattering blustering explosive sound rang out from the direction of the settlement, followed by a powerful wave of invisible energy washing over them, scaring them in the process.

”W-what was that?!” Scarlet jumped in fright, followed by most of the large group of people.

The large grin turned upside down on her face quickly, Naybeah gazed at the distance with a stoic, stern look on her face. Her usually calm voice now carried a visible threat as she spoke with a grave, cold tone.

”Something bad must have just happened. We need to leave now.”

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