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"What?!" Alex exclaimed, her voice laced with disbelief. Drake, sensing her shock, turned to her, his brow furrowed in confusion.

"Maulclaw? Has he gone mad?"

Alex had planned for everything, even sending the Death Spirit ahead to reason with Maulclaw, to urge him to dissuade Ruby from acting rashly.

And yet, he had agreed?

Maulclaw, in Alex's experience, was cautious, conservative, even somewhat set in his ways. The idea of him willingly submitting their entire race to an extraterrestrial visitor was unfathomable.

"Did you explain that I'd already diverted the Beastman Empire's attention towards the humans? That the Arctic Tigerfolk were no longer in danger?" Alex asked, struggling to comprehend the situation.

"I did, my queen. But he offered no explanation. He simply stated his intention to accompany Ruby to Undead City," the Death Spirit replied, his voice devoid of inflection.

"Those stubborn fools!"