"But it would be different—"
Kael began, his voice cutting through the air.
"—if we add and remove the Stonefangs from the equation."
"What…?"
Kayden blinked, unable to believe what he was hearing.
At first, he didn't understand what Kael meant. But as he stood there, watching the calm look on Kael's face, the meaning behind his words began to sink in.
Slowly, as the realization finally hit him, his eyes widened in shock.
"Y-You want us to…"
He paused, as if his mind couldn't form the words.
"…work together with the Stonefangs?"
His voice rose slightly at the end, not out of anger but sheer shock.
Freyal, like he was doing before, began to translate his words for the Stonefangs. But the instant his voice reached them—
"We with Velmourns!?"
"Not possible!"
"Hate outsiders!"
"Never! Never fight beside them!"
"Velmourns take our land! Steal our food! Kill our kin!"
"Rather die than bow to them!"
The valley erupted.
