Aisriss's lips curled into a knowing smile. She spoke softly, "Because you promised me something, didn't you?"
"Promised you something?" Mu Chen asked, confused. "I don't understand."
Aisriss said, "After you've fused with the Ultimate Fire, you'll lead them out of Flame City and back to the continent... You'll rise to the pinnacle of the continent with them as your witnesses!"
"Huh?" Mu Chen's mouth fell open. He stared at Aisriss, completely baffled.
"I want you to lead them out. The shortest time any of those five have been in Flame City is over five hundred years. Alistair has been here for eight hundred years; he's even older than I am. If he weren't a Half-Beastman, his life span would have run out long ago. I don't want them to live out their days in mediocrity here in Flame City. Wasting such talent would be a terrible crime." Aisriss's gaze softened as she looked at Mu Chen. "Don't you agree?"
