Chapter 186 The Way Back (2/2)

After they finished their breakfast, they packed up, then quickly departed The journey ahead was both long and dangerous, and it would grow erous with every moment of delay

For the first few days, they avoided the large roads that ran through the ruins of the Eidaran Eh the empire, they lacked any sort of cover And worse, they would be a the first places where their enemies would search for them once they discovered that Arran and Snowcloud had escaped the mountains alive

Yet within the week, they found that staying off the roads would be impossible — if they wanted to reach their destination, at least

Snowcloud's maps were inaccurate at the best of ti the roads could they be sure that they were even heading in the right direction Without that, it could easily be years instead of months before they found their way back — while smaller than the real Ee for theate

When they took to the roads, they found therass and weeds And although they encountered the occasional h the ruins of the forle soul

None of thisso openly, however, and he constantly swept the area around theht, anxious and wary of all other travelers

Despite hison the roads increased their speed greatly, and that mattered for h the region, the sooner they would reach safety

Moreover, because of Crassus's help, their enemies would not know immediately that they had safely left the mountains, le night None of that meant they were safe, but it did mean that they had at least a chance of escape

With the roads empty and their hearts filled orry, they traveled rapidly, covering dozens of miles every day And while that did little to allay their fears, they knew that with eachcloser to safety

Several weeks passed peacefully, and they were soon approaching the southern part of the Eidaran Eered — he would only relax when they had safely entered the Sixth Valley, and not a h the ruins of a sroup of people with his Shadowsight, heading toward them at a rapid pace

”There are people ahead,” he said ”At least several dozen, and they're rapidly co this way”

”Do we run?” Snowcloud's expression instantly turned anxious

”Not enough time,” Arran replied ”They'll spot us any h cover to hide”

”Then be prepared to fight”

As she spoke, Snowcloud already began to gather Essence in her hand, and Arran's hand shot toward his sword

If the people approaching were eneht