Lucas and the boys couldn't afford to venture any closer to the abyss, not after witnessing it with their own eyes and feeling the suffocating weight of its presence pressing against their very souls, because what lay within that darkness was far beyond anything they could hope to confront at their current strength, and Lucas understood with absolute clarity that lingering even a moment longer would be nothing short of suicide, so without hesitation, he made his decision, he had seen enough, and now there was only one thing left to do, he had to return to the town and ensure the safety of Sage Raph and Lady Isabelle before it was too late.
