Chapter 244. Old Arrogant Self

Zave Ambrose

He is right; she cannot come tonight, but she will. We can't stop her, and it's best that we don't.

"Are we assaulting or just observing?" Laurence posed the question that we've all been dreading.

"We don't know for sure if she's there, and if she is, I'm not sure if attacking is the best way to go about it," Aldric explained, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

"Why?" Our intoxicated king implored, his words slightly slurred. "Shouldn't we attempt to grab her immediately?"

"If we fail, we will lose many of our people, and as a reminder, everyone we have is seated around this table. It would be prudent to plan ahead of time and observe before attacking. And maybe attempt to recruit additional individuals, troops, on our side," Aldric elaborated, gesturing towards the map laid out in front of them.

"He's correct." I groaned, agreeing reluctantly. I nearly moved my arm, forgetting that Mera was leaning against it. I decided to wrap my arm ar