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Chapter 137: Planning to Escape
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2021-02-04 23:15:03Mira was silent as the cart where she found herself and Eldion was closed and guards posted outside the entrance. She wanted to understand what motivated Casser to betray them to Thunka, but she could not think of any strong reason that could make Casser do what he did. She blamed herself for what had befallen them, thinking how selfish she was that she ignored the warnings of Wen and Eldion. Now that she and Eldion were being transported back to Alnoc, she could only think of how all their efforts in the last several days had been put to waste.
She heard Wen’s voice talk to her. “Don’t blame yourself, Mira. It’s Casser who betrayed us, not you. If there’s anyone to be blamed because of our capture, it is he.”Mira agreed with Wen, but she could still not totally absolve her. She felt that she was still not entirely blameless. She felt that she had failed Eldion and only brought him back to where she found him.“Eldion, I&rsquRelated chapters
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