"We would have to pass through the Castle to get there," Lukel answered the Princess's question.
Divale felt her heart drop slightly when she heard his words. She tried her best to keep her face straight but she knew she failed drastically.
Memories of when her home had been attacked by those mysterious people who changed her life forever flooded into her head.
She had lost a father, an Emperor and the home she grew up in. She lost everything.
"T-The Castle?" Her voice faltered as she tried to confirm what she might have heard.
"Yes, and we won't be going there as well. The only path we can take is the longest one and the safest," Lukel's tone was firm as he spoke.
"But that means we might have to spend about a month for the whole journey, and we don't even know how long we might take in Orika to find her brothers," one of the werewolves protested, clearly not happy with the decision.
