Chapter 444: End of the Discussion
Elmo couldn't dispute Blot's thought, though he suspected some might anyway. At least from the look Patricia and Elwin had. Though, he figured that at least Elwin might be wiling to listen to reason, considering his response to Bart's suggestion.
"How about we put it to a vote?" Elmo asked, wishing he hadn't as everyone turned to look at him. Or at least most everyone. He tried pushing through the sudden unease being the center of everyone's attention brought on at that moment, but it was evident in his voice as he tried to continue, "If we continue discussing it, I don't think that we'll ever come to a conclusion, but if we put it to a vote, we might at least get it settled."
Elmo felt like his vision had become blurry as he spoke, but once he finished, it felt like a pressure had been taken off of him and he could breathe easily again. As when he finished speaking it felt like everyone's attention left him as they discussed his proposal.
"He might have a point," Patricia commented. "I seriously doubt that you guys'll convince me to go with your suggestion."
"Well, if that's the case, how many suggestions were there?" Patrick asked, looking around. "I think there was... what? Four? Five?"
"I counted five," Elwin replied.
"Hey, I counted four. The only 'fifth' option was one that involved me more than any of you, so I get to veto it," Sonya objected.
"Which was that?" Owen asked, though his tone and expression said he knew what she was talking about.
"Probably the one where Sonya turn into a dragon and fly us all out," Heather answered almost immediately. "Which I agree with Sonya. She should be the one who would get to refuse to do that if she doesn't want to."
Elmo personally agreed, though he suspected that it wouldn't matter that much anyway. Not with how many others probably would rather just walk themselves.
"You realize that with the Blynx, Stanley and his group could reach the starting dungeon almost immediately, right?" Elwin remarked.