章 521: White Knights Entering the Dragon’s Cave

“So those are our options,” Ashleigh sighed.

She had waited to share the bad news with Alice and Myka until they had made camp for the night. Now they were only a few hours away from breaching the border of Spring. It was time for a decision on the direction they would take.

Myka was sitting on the ground. He had been cutting the vegetables for dinner when Ashleigh decided to break the news. He slumped back against one of the makeshift log chairs.

“Rock, meet hard place,” he mumbled.

“Maybe we should call Axel and see if he can send anyone to back us up,” Ashleigh commented.

Alice shook her head.

“There is no one. The warriors that remain in Winter are the only defense it has. Plus, it would take them another five days just to reach us, assuming they could follow the directions and avoid detection. And from what you said, we can’t wait that long.”