Ethan's brow slowly knotted tighter and tighter.
This wouldn't do.
He didn't need a barely-walkable path for a single person—he needed a real withdrawal and supply corridor, something that could carry an army and warships. Ideally, the entire fleet could pass through here directly.
That way, even if the war in Elysion truly turned against them, they could retreat back to Emerald Castle through this route fast, instead of getting trapped here with no way out.
But while he stared at the tunnel, thinking—
A Fairy suddenly came bouncing up to him.
The little thing hugged a rock to its chest and held it up like it was presenting treasure.
Ethan looked down, and his first reaction was a frown.
At a time like this, he'd assumed the little thing was just messing around. But in the next moment, his gaze stopped dead.
The stone's surface was rough and uneven, with broken edges still showing. Yet inside it, there was a complete golden rune embedded.
