Chapter 2680
Now, all they could hope for was to take a few supplies and search for another way out through the cave.
Even if the chance of survival was slim, it was still better than marching straight toward a dead end.
Captain Alongi’s face turned pale. He clenched his fists, wanting to scold them—but when his eyes met the terror and despair in the faces of the men who had once fought beside him, the words caught in his throat. His duty and loyalty kept him silent.
Stevie, frustrated and angry, stamped her foot. “You… How can you do this? His Highness has treated you with kindness, and now that we’re in danger, you want to abandon her?”
Grace looked at the desperate guards before her, each trembling and pleading for life. Her heart ached. Disappointment and sorrow welled within her, but above all, she felt compassion—and a deep sense of helplessness.
She understood their fear. Even Iker had seen no hope in the road ahead. Who among them wouldn’t be terrified? They weren’t faithless, just broken. The endless terror and the deaths of their companions had shattered what courage they had left.
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