Chapter 218: the Thief's Quiet Schemes

As the night deepened, Pedro Eldridge gripped the Southos Tiger Talisman he'd finally recovered, and the boulder hanging over his heart at last crashed to the ground. He did not linger. The Tiger Talisman concerned the safety of tens of thousands of troops in Southos. The longer he delayed, the more room there was for something to go wrong. That very night, he set off in a hurry with his entourage, racing back to Southos. Before he left, Pedro clapped Asher Jauncy on the shoulder, his tone solemn. "Asher...