Chapter 125
“Don’t blame me for this. If you had just left, you would have either died or become slaves.”
“...”
River calmly responded to Aiden’s words, and Aiden couldn’t refute him further.
If River only knew Aiden and Arian as ordinary people, his statement wasn’t wrong.
So River’s intention of detaining Aiden’s group here despite knowing the gang was coming couldn’t be seen as entirely malicious.
“And that’s not all. Iron Sight doesn’t care about kids. They think they can’t even use them as slaves. If you had been captured, the children would have been killed outright.”
At those following words, Arian frowned.
However, River paid no heed and continued speaking.
“So if you have no intention of helping us, leave this city immediately. I’ll tell you the way out.”
Surrender or flee – that was his suggestion.
However, it wasn’t a choice Aiden could make.
“We can’t just leave.”