Alice leaves, making her way back to the king's side.
At the front, they are cooperating as equals, so she needs to make up a reason to force the king to prioritize something else.
Meanwhile, inside the forest, Lily was covered in sweat; at this moment, she was surrounded by the elite squad she had met before.
Her hand tightly grasped the spear.
'It's just a little more!' she thought, her eyes darting around the people surrounding her.
"Are you sure you're going to do this? Can you face the Sentinel's Wrath?" Lily said, slowly taking a step back.
The guards looked at each other and then turned their attention back to Lily. She couldn't see their faces, but she could feel they were sneering at her.
One of them suddenly moved; he pounced toward Lily, his hand moving with a saber in his grasp.
Clang!
Lily responded, her spear moving swiftly, blocking the saber and targeting her throat in a slash.
