Zorian was pretty sure at this point that he was watching a truer form of the invasion—what it would look like had Red Robe never helped them. Most of the mistakes they were making could be chalked up to being far less well informed and lacking the ability to bypass every ward and defense they encountered.
It would appear that Red Robe really had abandoned the invaders in this restart, right down to the very end. Was this a onetime thing or had Red Robe permanently given up on meddling in the invasion?
His musings were interrupted by Ilsa coming to the shelter and demanding that every combat-capable student join in the defense of the academy. Thanks to participating in monster hunts with Taiven’s group, that included him, so he got up from his spot on the floor and joined the group of
