451 The Troop's Morale

Thomas's chuckle broke the silence. As heads turned his way, he asked with a nervous smile, "Is this not a bad joke?"

"Unfortunately not," Doevm said. He spent the next few minutes explaining the legacy's opening, Kilot's sealing himself within his forge, Maker's sudden appearance, and that their time in the Polyglint Mines wasn't just to train and acquire weaponry. They needed strength to survive. Their close call in the Bloodwood had shown them that, without Doevm's magic, they wouldn't stand a chance. However, their training would be useless without soulmagic and information about their enemies so as to put their preparation into action. What did it cost? Revealing their location to the gods. Although Doevm couldn't prove that the assassination attempt was just the beginning of their problems, no one doubted his experience and wisdom.

"I don't think their army will be that bad," Olpi said.