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'I think it would be a mistake to underestimate these enemies,' said Raul.

'I'm not underestimating anyone,' said Arumoro. 'I'm just trying to be optimistic.'

Raul found that amusing. 'Heh, really? That must be hard for you.'

'Extremely.'

Raul wiped his mirth away again. 'I assume Adan and Esai are unable to destroy their own brains?'

'Yeah. I asked. And their reapers would've already started regenerating them by now if they could.'

Then the Abolishers were indeed being cautious. They must've had his brothers tied up or otherwise bound such that they couldn't move much. Destroying their own brains wasn't the easiest trick to pull off with their power, but they did have compact explosives in their bags. They must have not been able to use them in time. Unfortunately, a simple knife or gunshot wound to the skull was not damaging enough to constitute regrowing the brain from scratch.

'This a real mess you've gotten yourselves in,' said Arumoro.

Raul understood why the reaper felt that way, but frankly, he disagreed. It was far from ideal, true, but in the end, the mission hadn't really changed. There were just two more people in need of rescue, now.

And he was a Rainlord.

This was nothing to be growing demoralized over. It was just providing more motivation.


Chapter Two Hundred Twenty-Two: 'O, inimical ambassador...'
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The tension in Warrenhold was much more noticeable over the next few days. The Rainlords were uneasy with all of these sudden developments, and Hector couldn't blame them. The team they dispatched Sair was quick to start sending back news, and while it wasn't necessarily bad, it wasn't good, either.

Apparently, the fighting on Sair's eastern border was already incredibly fierce. Iceheart was thankfully still there and supporting the Sandlords' defense of the nation, but on Abolish's side, there were two men causing problems who were called Bloodeye and the Man of Crows.