Chapter 1196
“You live too far away,” Velvet commented. There were a million other things she could or should have said, but that was what her mouth ended up choosing for her.
Runa chuckled. “I fail to see how that is my fault. I’ve always lived around here. You’re the one who lives so far away.”
“Maybe we can fix that.”
“As tempting as that offer is, I can’t just move an entire sect. And I doubt you’re suddenly changing your mind after all this time.”
“I owe them everything I am. Ever since I was a young and foolish individual. But I can see why you took my words that way. You haven’t been listening to the same things as myself.”
“And what have you been listening to?” Runa raised an eyebrow. “Certainly you wouldn’t tempt me with a secret and then not share.”
“We can reduce the distance,” Velvet said simply.
Runa nodded. “I would expect that the Scarlet Alliance would expand now. But that barely covers anything. Even if you start taking over Exalted Quadrant territory, it doesn’t really change the distance to a useful degree. There would still be hundreds of lightyears of enemy territory between us.”
“Yes. Going around is already faster,” Velvet agreed. “That’s how I got here after all. How do you feel about moving to the southern border?”