The rest of Karl’s team entered, then stopped at the door when they felt the power of the gathered visitors.
One of the mages turned to them, and his evil smirk turned to an honest smile.
"Well, this is unexpected. Yes, this works very well. I approve of sending them all together." He announced.
Dana turned to Karl, who motioned for them to move to a side room. Continue your adventure at empire
"I will keep it short because they’re getting impatient.
I am being exiled as a threat to the power balance. They haven’t said where to yet, but it’s unlikely to be somewhere nice, and the danger level will be high enough that if I do reach Totem Rank, it won’t even make a ripple in their local power balance.
The problem is that it’s almost certainly not going to be somewhere human-friendly. You all have the choice if you want to go with me, and possibly never come back, or remain here under the protection of Totem Lord Ahmad."
Karl couldn’t remember if that part had been explicitly stated, but he was certain that the mage could be counted on for at least that much.
Dana understood right away what the danger was, and Ophelia wasn’t far behind her. Both looked vaguely horrified, but Tessa had a placid look, as if she had made peace with her decision, whatever it was.
In contrast, Lotus looked outraged.
"You’re not taking all the beasts and leaving. Nope, no way. If you go, I go."
Yeah, that was about what he should have expected.
Ophelia sighed. "You know it’s impossible for me to say no now. If you had left without saying anything, I would have made peace with your choice. But given the option, I can’t just abandon my friends."
Karl patted her on the shoulder. "I know, and I apologize for putting this sort of pressure on you all. I also understand if you all want to wait here for me to return one day. It’s not like I will be alone, and Lotus will still have a cuddle bear even if you all stay here."
Lotus calmed down a bit when she realized that. One cuddle bear wasn’t a total loss. Plus, Ophelia was probably the most risk-averse one in the group when she wasn’t raging.
Not that it was a high standard.
Dana straightened a bit and nodded to herself. "If it’s not human-friendly, we can use disguise spells. I’m coming with you."
Tessa nodded, as did Ophelia, which left Lotus to shrug.
"I guess we’re going on an adventure, then." The Nature Priestess agreed.
They walked back into the main room with grim looks, and the Totem Rank Naga General of Newbon nodded happily.
The eldest of the Spellblades nodded politely to the group before he began to speak.
"Prodigy Karl and friends. We have decided on the location of your exile. We have signed a magical contract not to interfere with your lives after you arrive, and to keep your location secret from anyone not involved in this negotiation.
You will be sent to the Kingdom of Drodh in the Dragon Isles. It is a primarily demon inhabited nation, with a much higher population density than anywhere on this continent.
They were also all Overlords, and all demons with large black leathery wings. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
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