Chapter 182 Leaving the Blood Pool (2/2)

Both of the the blood pool, and it was clear that they had been expecting Arran's eh their expressions were relieved, their eyes still held a trace of worry

”Ion his blood-covered face

At this, relief appeared in their eyes They had obviously feared that what eht not be Arran anymore, but now, that fear faded away

”You had me worried,” Snowcloud said, a soft smile on her face as she looked at Arran ”What about the Blood ic? Is it still inside of you?”

”I destroyed it,” Arran replied He turned to Crassus, then added, ”And I have you to thank for that I don't how I'll ever be able to repay the debt I owe you”

”A change of clothes would go a long way, if you have any in those rin on the man's ruddy face as he spoke, and he see Arran alive and unhar a robe several sizes too se frame, and he remembered that the man's clothes had been torn apart in his transfored to Snowcloud

”Of course,” Arran said, quickly producing several sets of clothes along with so the better part of a week in a pool of blood, he also needed a change of clothes — as well as so

While Arran quickly cleaned hi Pill work?”

Crassus grinned Instead of answering, he opened his mouth, then exhaled a thick stream of fire When the fire dissipated a few seconds later, there was a content look on his face ”I've alanted to be able to do that”

Arran was relieved to see the ht occurred to his yet, do you?”

When Crassus shook his head, Arran took one of his own, then handed it to Crassus and explained how to use it He owed thehis life, and while a void bag was hardly valuable, he knew Crassus would enjoy having one

He would find a way to repay the man's kindness in the future, but for now, this was the best he could do

Crassus reacteda ained powers As Crassus began experi, Arran turned his attention to Snowcloud

”Did you use the dragon blood?” he asked ih I only took three drops, it should be enough to let htly embarrassed as he recalled his decision to drain an entire rew serious ”So ill travel back to the Sixth Valley now?”

”We will, but I fear the journey will be dangerous” Snowcloud paused for ain her eyes ”From what Crassus told me, ard soon after that And with her power, the journey back should have held little danger”

”Someone must have captured her after she left” Arran did not ht it more likely Either way, the conclusion was the same: Snowcloud's mother had encountered enemies on the journey back — ene with the cure

Snowcloud nodded slowly, the pain she felt still clear in her eyes ”But that's not all In Goldhaven, I told you that only people within the Shadowflame Society would knohat she was after” She paused for a ht her after she left Relgard, they knehere she went”

Arran i of her words, and he cursed under his breath

”So they'll knohere we'll be, too,” he said It wasn't a question

”And that we succeeded,” Snowcloud confirmed She smiled wryly ”I didn't realize it before, but that must be why they didn't come after us earlier A novice and a recruit should have had no chance of defeating an adult dragon — they expected us to die here And if we had, there would be no need for theet involved”

”But we didn't,” Arran replied ”And once we leave the mountains, we'll be hunted down like rats” His expression turned gloomy as he understood the i enough to obtain an adult dragon's blood with just her oer, yet she had still been captured by her enemies If Arran and Snowcloud had to face those sa would be non-existent

Yet after a aze turned to Crassus, as still happily playing with the void bag

Perhaps they had a way to escape after all