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CHAPTER 128
Thinking back now, Era understood why they were not selfish to make that decision.
Etheria's army was magnificent and even if Eleora had managed to take down some soldiers they would be affected as well and what was more, they might still not be able to defend against the might of Etheria's army.
If that was the case, given her size and age, she would have been weak, discovered and sought after. That would not have sat well for her family.
Even if her parents ran away with her, they would have been a fugitive and given Elrad's nature, he would not run and leave his people to suffer, he would have stayed to fight to the death and her mother would have stayed with him.
In the end, they would have failed to protect Meribia's biggest secret and failed to protect their daughter, making her a target for their enemies.
