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"Stephen does not enter dangerous places without preparing for the possibility that something will go wrong."
The second guard remembered how calmly Stephen had remained behind.
Even when the situation had become terrible, the old man had not looked like someone who had accepted his own death.
The guard asked, "Then he has another escape method?"
Mihos looked at him.
"I did not say I know what he has."
The man immediately became silent.
Mihos continued, "But I know the person. If Stephen can walk, he will find us."
The first guard asked, "And if he is badly injured?"
"He will still find us."
"What if…"
The guard stopped.
Mihos's eyes moved toward him.
"What?"
The man swallowed.
"What if Sekhmet's people captured him?"
Mihos's expression became colder at the name.
"Then Stephen will find a way out."
The answer contained no hesitation.
