Chapter 195 The Edge of Victory (2/2)
”It's worse than you think,” Snowcloud said She gestured at Rockblaze, then continued, ”This one is a spy for the Seventh Valley's Matriarch She's sent many others, and if the Sixth Valley falls to traitors, she intends to take action and invade”
This ties Conflict within the Sixth Valley was one thing, but a conflict with another Valley was a differentthat filled everyone in the room with visible dread
”A war between the Valleys?!” one of them said, an elderly woman with a panicked look on her face ”She cannot do that! A war like that would be ruinous! The entire Society will be weakened!”
”All of you, quiet!” Before the scene could erupt into chaos, Elder Naran's voice thundered through the rooht he could feel the floor shake Then, the giant man turned to Snowcloud, and said in a calm voice, ”From the look on your face, I expect there's more you wish to tell us”
”There is,” Snowcloud confirmed She took a deep breath, then said, ”I can cure Grandfather”
Her words were es present in the room had been prepared for this revelation, and it took them several moments to fully process it
Finally, Elder Naran spoke once more ”Are you sure of this?”
”I am,” Snowcloud replied ”Most of you know that before my mother disappeared, she left the Valley in search of a cure What you don't know is that she left notes detailing the cure she devised I found those notes, and now, I have completed the work she started”
Of course, that wasn't nearly enough to satisfy the ingly answered their answers about her ed to create it Soiven the else she explained in detail
”Enough questions,” Elder Naran eventually said ”We've all heard enough to know that these aren't merely the delusions of a child As far as I can tell, the cure she created should have a reasonable chance of working, which is hed deeply, then continued, ”That et the cure to the Patriarch And with the Iron Mountain standing between us and the Sixth Valley, that will be no easy task”
One of the ray-haired man with a venerable appearance and calm, dark eyes ”Surely it would suffice to announce that a cure has been found Once the Valley learns of this, none would dare stand in our way”
”Don't be an idiot,” Elder Naran replied bluntly ”Both the Iron Mountain and the Waning Moon would dismiss it as a trick And even if they didn't, the traitors within the Iron Mountain would fight to the death before letting us pass — if the Patriarch recovers, they're as good as dead, anyway”
”Then we fight,” the elderly woman who had panicked earlier said, her voice now resolute ”Between the h power to force our way through any arazed at Elder Naran ”And even if they stop the rest of us, you will be able to get through”
Elder Naran hesitated briefly, then shook his head ”The et involved, the other factions' Elders will respond, and a battle like that is one none of our areneration of novices and recruits And worse, we still have to find a way to get past the traitors within the Valley itself”
”Traitors?” the woman frowned ”You mean to say that there are more traitors than just the Iron Mountain?”
”I cannot be certain,” Elder Naran replied, ”but ould be fools not to consider it likely We should expect to find enemies even within the Valley”
Once es pondered the situation Yet none of theered, the gloorew
Finally, convinced that none of the others had an answer, Arran spoke up It was so he had wanted to avoid for a number of reasons, but now, it seemed there was no other choice
”I may have a solution,” he said in a low voice
One of the lare ”This is not a matter a child—”
”Quiet!” Elder Naran interrupted the ly ”This solution of yours, what is it?”
Arran briefly hesitated ”It's not so I can discuss with others around,” he said after a iant es to exit ”But don't stray from the fort — anyone tries to leave the fort, I will consider the the asseainst Elder Naran, and they hurriedly did as he said
Within moments, the room was empty except for Arran, Snowcloud, and Elder Naran, with the latter looking at Arran intently
”The room is warded,” he said ”You can speak freely”
Arran gave hian to speak