"As our benefactors, I urge you to take my advice seriously. Do not trust these two. It's only a matter of time before they betray and poison you, just like they did to me." He coughed heavily, spraying thick, red-and-greenish blood that drifted slowly away. "I hope you'll reconsider and come to rest at my Tidal Depths Kingdom."
Orion sent a brief message to the others before shaking his head. "I appreciate your advice, but as I said before, I won't force my companions to follow my decision. They will choose which force they want to join back."
Izak, Knight Darian, and Knight jMayril nodded, their expressions serious.
"Which force do you all want to return with?" Orion asked, turning to the others behind him.
"We will go with them," Brane said, with Zara nodding in agreement. They made the first choice, stepping out of Fifi's water sphere and approaching the forces of the Bastion of the Ashen Hope Territory, halting beside them.
