Chapter 199 The Valleys Gate (1/2)
When he saw the gate at the end of the narrow pass in front of theed their appearance ”Remove the illusions”
Thethe spells he had used on the group at the Soaring Sun camp He removed the illusion he had used for hi on his lips as his hair turned gray and the wrinkles returned to his face
While the e removed his illusions, Elder Naran reversed whatever method he had used to suppress his size, and within ed into another robe — one that not only fit his norolden eht our status as Elders still carries,” he said, stepping forward into the narrow pass
Arran followed behind the others as they headed toward the closed gate that lay at the end of the pass, over half a mile ahead of thehtblade, alking beside hiht our pursuers,” she answered Although there was no fear in her voice, her previous levity had all but disappeared
”Can't you break through?”
”The Valley's defenses aren't so easily broke,” she replied ”Countless generations of ate and the wall, and this pass contains a foric”
At this, Arran frowned ”A formation?”
”Try to use a spell and see what happens”
Arran did as she said, and he tried to form a fireball in his hands Yet immediately, he discovered that it was impossible — the moment the Essence left his body, it dissipated into the air around him
”So you're defenseless here?” he asked, shocked
She sh we can't use ic here, neither can the Iron Mountain traitors” She hesitated, but then continued, ”Of course, if the defenders are traitors as well, we have a probleh from her expression, he wasn't sure he wanted to hear the answer
”The formation was created to defend the Valley, not its eneic, but the defenders aren't suppressed” She smiled wryly ”Anyone on top of the wall can attack us at their leisure, and if they do, there's little we can do to stop it”
Arran's eyes widened in shock ”That means—”
”Don't assume the worst just yet,” she cut him off ”The traitors likely sent most of their numbers with the Iron Mountain army, and even then, they did not fully control it”
Her words, reasonable though they were, did not fully reassure Arran But then, he did not have any options other than following Elder Naran — there were enemies behind theht
They had crossed , and now, Arran saw that there were only a hundred paces left to go
Although he had been here before, with the gate closed it was as if the hundred-foot wall had grown even taller than he re up into the sky like the impenetrable barrier it was