Chapter 29
Aria was thankful that the others had agreed to her plan, but she also hated that it was necessary to convince the escaped slaves to help her fight the Desert King. Wouldn't it be better to just slip away?
But Aria knew that until she defeated the Desert King, he would follow her. He would track the arrow he had placed in her heart, and he would find her. And if he captured her, if she was with him, she wouldn’t evade him again.
Then, he would turn his attention to the slaves who had dared to escape him, and he would use Aria's power to punish them. No, they had to defeat him, or none of them would remain free. Thinking any other way was wishful thinking.
So, Rema, Aria, and a few of the others had devised a plan to defeat the king. They hoped that the web of magic they had
