Chapter 64
After Hemer left, Yoren lay in bed, tossing and turning.
If Ifrit went with him, that meant one more person would be joining his journey. Given the current situation, Snowsant would definitely be following him for at least a while.
This forced him to seriously reconsider his next steps.
It was already decided—he was going to Victoria. As long as he could get in touch with Hemer's second uncle, the three of them should be able to settle down for the time being. After that, he only needed to find Aina in the vast expanse of Victoria.
But then what?
What would he do once he found Aina either way?
Would he return to the Glasgow Gang, plunging back into disaster zones with his comrades, chasing fortune and survival between life and death?
Or would he stay at Aina's side, becoming her right-hand man and top fighter?
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Yoren thought about it carefully and realized that neither path was truly what he wanted. More importantly, neither would help him fulfill his mission.
There was no doubt that he needed Aina's help—but just help. Unlike when he was in Chernobog, he was no longer the lost, aimless Yoren, blindly feeling his way through the world. Now, as long as he could ensure basic survival, he had things he needed to do.