It Was Not Hard

I fly with Spot to where Celestine was going. And we spotted Celestine charging forward there.

The good news is that she's not alone. So she slowed down her pace to make the others can follow her. That's why I could get close to her before she reached that location.

And as I expected, the place ahead is a trap. There are a lot of rather strong mages. Well, considering that they're not with the cult or with us, being expert level mages is already quite good. But it's not enough to defeat even Celestine alone.

There are about fifty mages there. Most of them are expert level mages with some advanced level mages.

And more importantly, there are about ten children there. They must be hostages. And some mages are already close to the children so they can use the children as human shield. Or even kill them when Celestine won't stop.

And so, I stopped Celestine from moving forward by landing in front of her.

"Hey, Celestine. Been a while," I said.