Chapter 2637: Thorny Ways (Part 1)

"A lie by omission is still a lie and…"

The nagging went on exactly as Lith had predicted, just changing the position of a few words and the phrasing here and there.

"Guilty as charge. I'm a jerk, okay?" He snorted. "Feel free to team up with Kami and rip me a new one once we get back home but before we come to that, do you mind telling me another way to sway the Parliament of Leaves?

"New or not, sane or not, I don't trust the World Tree after what his predecessor did to me. Also, if the elves accept their offer, they might as well become extinct since they'll never leave the Fringe ever again, and fixing Jiera will be much more difficult."

Solus frowned and flared her nostrils in annoyance as her brain worked at full gear to give him a proper answer. The problem was that she found none. The elves had no reason to trust the Council, let alone the humans.