Chapter 161 - Perserios territory - part 5 - Countering the plan that was thirty years in the making (part 25)

"Well then, it should be obvious that we should secure his mother first – if that is even possible in our current situation."

Miriette casually walked into the snow shelter, stepping over the unconscious Devios, and declared, revealing that she must have been listening to their conversation this entire time, but did so with such pride no one would have accused her of eavesdropping even if they thought about it.

With her unwavering confidence, she made it seem like she was a part of the talk from the very beginning.

"That is exactly what we should do if we don't want to end up fighting him head-on."

Zoemi nodded with a serious expression, and the suggestion in his voice made the atmosphere a few magnitudes heavier.