Chapter 183 Escape Plan (1/2)

”Absolutely not” Crassus's voice was firh his heart sank at the response, he understood that asking for even more help was too much — Crassus had already helped them more than could reasonably be expected

That he had still dared to ask for help was because he sa other options, and Crassus's ansas neither unexpected nor unreasonable

Yet when Crassus saw Arran's dejected face, his expression softened and he sighed deeply

”It's not that I don't want to help, but I don't dare get entangled with Shadowflaes” He smiled wryly, then added, ”They have some real monsters within their ranks”

Arran blinked in surprise ”They're stronger than you?”

He knew the Shadowflaes, but he had not expected that they would be as strong as Crassus From what little Arran had seen, he see loomy nod ”There are many who can ht”

With a shocked expression, Arran turned to Snowcloud ”Is that true? Are they really that strong?”

She hesitated in answering, though she as stunned as Arran felt ”I don't know,” she finally said ”The Elders don't exactly show off their pohen they're in the Valley I knew they were strong, but…”

Although she didn't finish the sentence, her expression told Arran that she was every bit as surprised as he was

This puzzled Arran for a rown up in the Sixth Valley, after all — but then he realized it ularly used their full powers in the Sixth Valley, he doubted there would be ly expression came over his face as he considered the implications ”The people ill come after us won't be weak, either”

Snowcloud nodded weakly ”If they're the saainst Grandfather, then they— otherwise they wouldn't have dared to do such a thing”

Arran did not reply Instead, he pondered their situation, and the rew

They had been extre as far as they had, only narrowly avoiding disaster on several occasions Yet now, it seeers still lay ahead of them And if their enemies could

For a tilooht about the return journey

Then, unexpectedly, Crassus spoke up

”I can take you to the border of the old Eidaran Ehed ”That's as far as I can fly in a single night, but it should be enough to get you past any ene in wait”