Dean's face shifted between emotions for a while before he finally spoke, "This is Echo Cavern we're talking about, and Dragonspine is already full of mysteries. There's no record of anyone ever escaping the cavern, so how do you expect me to predict what'll happen?"

He turned to Kendrick and added, "Let's move. After what happened, the Maximus family needs to relocate immediately."

"Relocate?" Kendrick frowned. "Elder, are you really that worried about Ezra?"

Dean let out a cold snort. "What kind of question is that? Do you think Ezra is a pushover? We already warned him last time.

"Now we've driven Felix to his death—of course, he's going to lose it. And don't forget Madam Goddard. She'll throw every resource she has into hunting us down for revenge.

"If I stay back, maybe I'll survive. But you guys? Not a chance."

Kendrick could only grit his teeth in frustration. All this effort, all these sacrifices, only to end up on the run. If they had truly seized control of Dragonspin