Chapter 525: Palace raiders
Pareth used Sofia’s storage to teleport around the group as they fell and caught everyone before they could stumble any further down the stairs.
“Ah, thank you,” Sofia thanked him before she quickly walked back up as everyone else was busy dusting themselves.
The green giant had turned away and was already leaving, which was actually slightly annoying.
Couldn’t this thing at least guard the entrance?
She grabbed the open doors, but they wouldn’t even begin to move.
Annoying… I don’t like this.
Ihuarah was first to climb back up too, gliding along the stairs in his shadow form, he popped out of it right next to Sofia. “You would lock us in?” he asked.
“I wanted to, but it looks like I cannot… Thing is, I am pretty sure the red lion was fighting someone else. Not a monster. I would rather not have to deal with a surprise guest. Especially not one who can fight back against these things.”
“We cannot seal back the palace,” Ihuarah started, “but if there is someone waiting to enter after us, we are fortunate that you noticed. If I am to be honest, I expected the palace’s emergence to attract some attention anyway, just not so early. It matters little, as only Sorrow’s kin may wield her artifacts. Let us err on the side of caution, however, and hide a few traps near the entrance…”