Choice

Once back in the Forest Plane, Richard sent orders for his followers to assemble his rune knights before rushing back to the Evernight Tribe alone.

Her body still covered completely, most people couldn’t see the difference in Tzu’s aura. She even seemed stronger than before, but Richard could immediately tell that this was a result of her using all of her strength to suppress the curse. She was losing even faster now, and it wouldn’t be long before Iskara pressed his advantage once and for all.

She seemed extremely carefree and happy in his presence, even recounting old times with Elena to him, but this attitude only caused Richard to feel worse. The more cheerful she was in her current position, the closer she was to death.

He walked around the tree of life for a long time in...