Chapter 507: Successful Return?
High above the forest, Roland, Robert, and Lucille continued their flight, the glider sailing smoothly through the cool night air. With the wind now at their backs, Roland began to relax slightly, though his mind never stopped calculating. He glanced over his shoulder at Robert and Lucille, who were being pulled along by the ladder attached to the glider. The two seemed to be more at ease now that they had gained distance from the estate but he couldn’t truly fathom what they were feeling
"How are you two holding up? We aren’t far from the city, if we get to the mage tower, we should be safe.”
Roland called out, his voice still intentionally more menacing than usual. He had finally had some time to process what he had done, but he still wasn’t sure if it was truly the right thing, even if it felt like it. Perhaps he could have waited a few months before launching the rescue mission, but maybe this was for the best. He couldn't be certain how Lucille and Robert would have fared if he had withheld his help. Letting them end up like Romeo and Juliet was a real possibility if they were separated for too long. But as things stood now, they wouldn’t be able to continue living as they had before - constantly in hiding, with the looming threat that their parents might find them and drag them back, a fate Roland had endured for many years.
“We’re fine but are we going to make it? The sun is about to rise, are you sure about the gate?”
“It should be fine…”
Robert asked but Roland wasn’t sure how to reply. He had flown out of the mage tower in the middle of the night. The old mage in the tower was nice enough to lend him a room to cool down but he wasn’t sure if he would just let them use the gate that easily. The mages must have been aware of his departure and word of Lucille’s abduction had probably reached them. While this world didn’t have cell phones, it did have crystal balls that could forward information fast. Roland had to assume that Graham’s forces had reached out here to ask for help. While he used a diversion tactic, each city had probably been alerted to what had transpired a few hours ago.
“What do you mean, ‘it should be fine’?”
“Well, the teleportation gate should have cooled down by now, so we can use it to get out of here.”
“That sounds promising,”