Chapter 209 - 210
"How is that relevant?" asked Zech, who was now sitting on his backside like a stunned child.
"First, we’ll search the bodies of our attackers to see if there’s anything useful. Then we’ll head for the western wall and cross over it into the wilderness." Taking a deep breath, he said, "Or rather, you guys will. I’ll go back into town and use this to hide from sight. I don’t know if it’ll be able to hide me from the demon, but it’s worth a shot."
"Why would you want to go back there?"
"To look for Alistar. He told us he’d meet us at the parade grounds, so something must have happened to hold him up. If he’s still safe, he’ll definitely head there after. You know how he is when it comes to the promises he makes."
"What about my father?" asked Anice, who was just tuning into the conversation at the mention of her cousin. "I can’t just leave him here."
"I can’t leave Lily either," said Jaden, his voice resolute. "You guys go. I’ll stay here with her."
"Do you think she’d want that?" said Corrie, appearing pained by his own words. "As far as anyone else knows, an unknown group took advantage of the demon’s attack to do this. They’ll be found and buried in the traditional way."
"How can you know that for sure?" snapped the bigger boy, a young man in every right. "I can’t just leave her here on the side of the road like some injured animal. I can’t..."
"Even if they did this to him, Lord Caedmon’s still the king’s son. They’ll definitely look into the matter, and when they do it’ll come to light that he was last seen bringing people to his estate along with Bishop Rendel. At most, the bishop will send people here to clean up the bodies of the men he sent and to make things look like everyone here died without a fight."