Barto understood why Cassian didn't want to leave the Vaizel mountains, but it was too dangerous to stay there. He placed his hand on his shoulder and said,
"We haven't ventured that far into the forest yet, and we've encountered many monsters. Perhaps it would be best to retreat for today."
Kiara said, "We don't have to leave. It would be better to find a place we can use for protection."
"Kiara..."
"We've been through worse situations than this, Barto. We'll be fine."
"In those situations, we had a mage and an army."
One of Elisha's guards said, "I am a mage."
Everyone turned to look at Rania, the princess's assistant. Rania told them,
"I can only perform simple spells since I left the mage's tower when I was very young. I can create a barrier to protect us, although not very lar
