Chapter 174: Let Us Starve Here?!

"Like I told you before, I'll spill the beans," Aurora said gently. Stacey remained impassive. She fastened a vine around Aurora's waist and pulled hard, dragging them both out of the water. Thanks to the water's buoyancy, it wasn't as tough as it looked. Back on land, Stacey handed them four thick branches. "Use these and follow me. Don't think I'm going to carry you." Aurora saw this coming. He passed two branches to Matthew and kept two for himself. Stacey had chosen these branches well. Shaped like a 'Y', they worked as crutches — pretty handy. They didn't want to kick the bucket. Driven by this thought, they followed Stacey into a cave. Once inside, they collapsed, gasping for air. Stacey checked on Conor, who was still out cold. Aurora spotted some dragon's blood tree roots. He crushed some and applied it to his leg, which had a deep gash that was bleeding a lot. Walking had pushed him to his limits. Stacey ignored him. She stoked the fire to warm Conor up. Thud