Xiso furrowed his brow. There were far too many matters requiring his attention lately.
The purpose of the Alchemy Workshop's approach is clear—it's aimed at the Great Mentor. My primary obligation right now is to protect him.
The Great Mentor was currently under Kevin's protection. Although Xiso felt reassured by this, something the Great Mentor had said to him earlier still made him fall into deep contemplation.
The Great Mentor once stated that they had hidden here for so long not only to protect themselves but also to protect Guru Mountain.
I understand what the Great Mentor meant. After all, Guru Mountain is our home. We exhausted all measures to hide away in this mountain—a place not even marked on the Empire's maps—just to avoid people. In our current state, we'd be seized wherever we went in the Empire. Once captured, we'd either be tied to a stake and burned alive or put into an iron cage for curious spectators.
