Unexpected Allegiance

He attempted to laugh at their ignorance, thinking they could find a way to help the territory if they were unable to properly avert their dilemma. However, his expression remained rigid and stern.

Patriarch Rylan nodded. "They really are more capable than the last time I came to see them," he responded. 

Even though he previously had doubts that the Orion cities were being protected by a god rather than an extremely powerful individual, after everything they had just witnessed and experienced, there was no longer any trace of doubt in his heart.

In fact, even if he were informed that they were about to be attacked by a multitude of Grade 2 Runaway Cities, he would most likely put a mat down and go to sleep rather than worry about the outcome of a futile attack.