Chapter 166

"I-I think… there is an underground channel nearby connected to the moat."

Kuahel paused his vigilant surveying of their surroundings to look at Maxi. "Do you think we can use it to sneak into the city?"

"I-If we are able to find the entrance."

A faint line creased the clergyman's smooth brow. He looked up at the battlement in apparent deliberation before slowly nodding. "Very well. Please lead the way."

Rising to her feet, Maxi grabbed Rem's reins and cautiously started walking. The deep trench next to the wall widened as it stretched west, forming a chasm on the northern end with a watercourse at the bottom filled with gray ice.

They followed the moat until they reached a place that appeared to be a lumber camp, where they tied the horses safely out of sight before returning.

"I-It is that way."