Betrayal

They had two options.

Either they would comply and listen to the North's complaints and conditions, which meant that they had to assemble a troupe of people willing to fight Leviathan.

Or they would fight against the North and Vira if they declined to fight against Leviathan.

The first option meant that they would head into a battle, where only a few would survive. However, the second option sounded also dangerous.

Still, the first option would lead to a world, where no one had to be scared of the sea anymore, however, when Mika weighed one option against the other, then he would always come to the conclusion that the second option was better.

Obviously, it was not guaranteed that everyone would survive the current fight against the North and Vira, however, their chances were still better than against Leviathan.

"How does the current situation look like?" Mika asked.

"Let me show you."