One of the older leaders, with scars on his body and one eye, stepped forward and whispered into her ear, "Mistress Iyalis, I'm sure you've already arrived at this conclusion; now it makes sense why the Wanderlust Travelling Tortoise, Trekking Flamingo, and Sleeping Fox Runaway Cities haven't left the territory."
"They have pledged their loyalty to Paradise, staying under its protection rather than leaving. Maybe this is what they came here for in the first place," he said, then added hesitatingly, "Maybe this is a sign for us. Perhaps we should just stay and… join them."
"You? Do you even know what you're talking about?" Iyalis hissed, her pale face contorting into anger as she glared at the older leader beside her. His name was Karev, and he was the former Chief advisor to the leader of the Stone Fang Stowaway.
