Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 834

Chapter 834 Rescue in the Smoke

Under the guise of restoring the abandoned shrine, House Harrow dug tunnels beneath its foundation i hoard weapons, lamp oil, and ledgers, leaving the path hidden once the peak fell into ruin.

Though Elowen cleared the trail and mass graves, time constraints prevented digging up the whole mountain, leaving Marker with this final trump card.

Charging onto the altar, the assassins immediately shattered water barrels, letting water drain away as flames spread rapidly toward the rear hall.

Rescued courtesans from the brothel were kept there to testify against House Harrow after the rite. but being blind, they cowered in the corner, terrified by the clashing steel and roaring fire.

“Save them!” Elowen commanded instantly.

Anson gasped, “My Lady, Harrow soldiers are charging-we must evacuate now!”

“They’re blind,” Elowen grabbed Anson’s arm, her voice steady, “If the fire sweeps over, they won’t even know where to run, and we didn’t save them just to watch them burn!”

With that, she turned toward the side hall, leaving Anson no choice but to follow with his men.

Snatching a bow and quiver, Flowira dashed out from behind Valessa.

Valessa’s face changed, “Flowira, get back!”

“Aunt Valessa, I’m going to help them!”

Flowira kept moving while Zachary stepped up, “Aunt Valessa, I’ll guard her.”

Valessa didn’t bother calling out whether he aimed to protect his sister or impress the Oracle, as they plunged into the smoke to pull the blind women out.

As heat intensified, a burning beam crashed down, prompting Elowen to shove a woman aside while coughing from the thick smoke.

Seizing the opening, an assassin swung his blade at Elowen’s back before Anson could turn, but an arrow pierced the assassin’s throat in the nick of time.

Lowering her bow, Flowira let out a breath, “Oracle, take them and go!”

“Alright.”

Elowen guided the women out of the flames, only to find Harrow guards surrounding the eastern altar while Bran and Avenlor troops were cut off below, leaving Anson forced backward against two foes, Flowira running low on arrows, and Zachary pinned down protecting the women.

Standing outside the firelight, Malkor gloated, “Elowen, you goaded Thomas into rebellion and foresaw my troop transfers, yet failed to realize this shrine belonged to me all along.”

Wiping soot from her face, Elowen maintained her calm, “Your years of scheming haven’t been entirely useless after all.”

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auter Red Pentue in the Stake

Malkor sneered. “Boasting at death’s door won’t save you while your guards are trapped and Cassian les bedridden in a coma-do you honestly expect to escape alive?”

Glancing back at the flames sealing her exit and assassins closing in, Elowen admitted she overlooked the secret passage, unable to uncover every secret Malkor built over decades within her few days in Kingsport even though she thought she had prepared for any situation. This could be her mistake.

Though Anson could carve a path to escort her out alone, abandoning the blind women and fleeing commoners meant teaving them to perish in the flames.

Malkor raised his hand, “Kill her!”

From nearby, a clear voice barked, “Stop!”

It was Flowira’s voice, and looking over, two guards from Valessa’s manor emerged from the stone gallery holding a hostage.

Ronan.

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