章節 1409: Linked Moves

"The show has begun," Reef could not help laughing, relief evident in his voice, "It seems like more than one party is planning to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. Those three assassins were all elites from the Maritime Alliance. Their Beastmaster MT, Rak'shiri, is supposedly pretty strong."

"That's why, sometimes, taking a step back opens up a whole realm of possibilities. If we had joined the battle for Éomer too, it'd be a skirmish between three factions from our side. We'd just be weakening ourselves. Éomer's level of strength is unpredictable; we might not even be able to kill him. Even if we do, our party may not necessarily get the drops," said Sheyan. "We'll take a five minute break. After that, we'll go check up on our commander in chief, Gothmog. I only hope that he doesn't act as foolish as he looks."