In the end, the news they had been waiting for days never came. Even after reporting their conditions and the status of their mission directly to Master Rufus, they still received no response.
Now it wasn't only Aslan who got restless, Mathius, Killian, and Azel were also starting to feel the same thing. This had never happened before. The headquarters of the revolutionary army had never been so ignorant. They suspected something had happened. Yet, here they were, still stuck in Duran where everyone was trying to kill Azel.
Rosie couldn't cheer Aslan up. The man was like a ticking bomb that could explode at any moment. Even though he looked calm and said that everything would be fine, Rosie knew that something bothered her husband's mind.
And today was the last limit of Aslan's patience.
