They finalized the agreement, and Grey promised to set up the teleportation arrays before he left the Inner Court.
"I believe you would want to receive your reward now?" the silver Thunderbird asked.
Grey nodded. "I have to leave soon. I still need to visit other regions before I return."
"Don't you think it would be wiser to lay low after this?" the silver Thunderbird said. "The Gnomes will want you dead even more than before. Why not remain in the Inner Court for a few months and cultivate here? They would not dare approach while we are protecting you."
