The stranger had bolted forward with a supernatural speed and force that none of them could match, moving like a blur past the assembled Amazons, going straight and deep into the village of Verdant Spire.
"Curses! He was her target all along!" Tamar squeezed the bow in her hand tightly, visibly angered by the situation. "Mother, we need to do something fast lest she teleports my Benjamin to a slaughter house of the gods, where we will never see him again!"
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Some minutes ago, prior to when the intruder had suddenly appeared at the edge of Verdant Spire, Benjamin had been...
"Benjamin, listen to me carefully because I need you to understand how serious this situation is," Elara grabbed his hands firmly and looked directly into his blue eyes, her silver gaze intense and unblinking. "Do NOT... come out with us to face this intruder. The gods and spirits are not to be underestimated, no matter how confident you feel in your new powers.
