Stalemate! The Solution!

Ailin had never considered running away.

More precisely, ever since he learned that the Wild Hunt commanded by Regis was coming for him and had some way to pinpoint his location, the option of fleeing had been completely discarded.

He would have to be insane to leave behind such a massive hidden danger after rescuing Henn Gedimidis.

Even if the Sorcerer Kingdom were established, and Senne and Otolan continued targeting the School of the Wolf, that would at least not happen anytime soon.

And as long as the time was not so short that no changes could be made at all,

for the Child of Miracle who possessed the Witcher's Handbook, it was far from hopeless.

At worst, the School of the Wolf could relocate to Arland.

The Old Duke, the citizens of Arland, and the Temple of Melitele would all warmly welcome the School of the Wolf.

No matter how far the Sorcerer Kingdom's reach extended, could it possibly reach into Temeria?

Impossible.

Once the Sorcerer Kingdom was truly established, the political landscape of the Northern Continent would inevitably reach a new equilibrium.

The kings of the nations near Kedwen would most likely stop employing sorcerers as magical advisers. Druids, shamans, and even witchers would likely take over the niches once occupied by sorcerers.

Once the School of the Wolf relocated into the Mahakam Mountains of Arland, it would be difficult for the Sorcerer Kingdom to threaten the school.

As for the trouble brought by Arland's transition between old and new, that was a matter for later.

Therefore,

choosing to rescue Henn Gedimidis did not mean the School of the Wolf had nowhere left to retreat.

It was merely that preventing the Sorcerer Kingdom from being established, delaying its establishment, or ensuring it was not established by a force