“You wonder?” Ila asked. “Raen…” “What would we have them do, Ila? Trollocs will not follow the Way of the Leaf.” “There is plenty of room to run,” Ila said. “Look at them. They came to meet the Trollocs when the Shadowspawn were barely out of the Blight. If that energy had been spent gathering the people and leading them away to the south…” “The Trollocs would have followed,” Raen said. “What then, Ila?” “We have accepted many masters,” Ila said. “The Shadow might treat us poorly, but would it really be worse than we have been treated at the hands of others?” “Yes,” Raen said softly. “Yes,
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