Chapter 244

Inside the Chinese restaurant. Everyone found a seat, discussing whether they should stay put and wait things out or try making a run for the embassy while both sides hadn’t gone full-on yet. The restaurant owner was clearly all for heading to the embassy ASAP. He’d only feel safe there. After all, the embassy had armed guards and was technically foreign soil. Unless Lurellia was really looking to pick a fight with Elaris, no one would be crazy enough to touch an embassy. Elaris wasn’t just strong—it had one of the top military forces in the world. Neither the Lurellia government nor the rebels would be dumb enough to start something there. Reuben Rainsford, however, suggested waiting till the heat died down a bit. They’d heard scattered gunfire on their way over, and the roads were complete chaos. The embassy wasn’t too far away, but with the traffic jam, a car was useless—they’d have to go on foot. And who knew what might happen on the way? What if they got caught between two fightin