Chapter 25: Walking
"We should warn the others!" I said.
Hades nodded and we both ran back to the camp.
When we returned to the camp, we saw that everyone was up and we quickly ran towards Xenias to whom we informed what we saw.
Xenias immediately said in a loud voice, "Everyone, we're heading out! Phase Clay!"
"What do you mean by 'Phase Clay'?" I asked Xenias.
"This isn't the first time that we've had to deal with clay soldiers." Xenias said.
I looked at Hades, who looked back at me and we both saw that we were worried about what was going to happen next.
Hades and I started to head out along with the rest, yet, while they were walking through the forest, Xenias suddenly told us to stop.
Everyone immediately stopped walking and hid behind trees.
Groups of soldiers were nearby, but each of them was wielding a weapon and, by the way they were walking, it seemed as if they were ready to attack at any moment.
All of us were anxiously waiting for them to move.
When all of the soldiers passed without noticing us, we remained in our hiding places until we smelled tat something was burning.
We weren't far away from the site that we were camping in, so, when I turned back, I saw how the soldiers burned everything to the ground.
When the soldiers officially left, Xenias told us to keep walking.
I don't know for how much time all of us walked, but at the time that we stopped walking it was already dark.
"Everyone, we will rest here for the night. We will need people to patrol the area and those who will patrol will need to be in pairs."
Some people, included myself, chose to patrol for the night.
I chose Xenias to be my partner for patrolling while Hades chose Tristan.
After some time of patrolling, I asked Xenias, "So, what was the objective of those clay soldiers?"
"They are scouts for the soldiers." Xenias said.
"I presume that you have already fought some of them." I said.
Xenias nodded.
We stopped when we heard a sound near us. We drew are weapons, and slowly approached the place were the sound was coming from.
To our surprise, the one who was making the sound was a female wolf, who had just given birth.
Upon realizing what the source of the sound was, Xenias and I returned to patrol.
"Do you know who makes the clay soldiers?" I asked Xenias.
"No one knows." Xenias told me.
"Aren't you afraid?" I asked Xenias.
"Afraid of what?" Xenias asked me.
"Of all of this. Fighting against enemies you barely know and with the odds against you." I clarified.
"Yes, I'm afraid, but I can't let that stop me. What about you, Princess Adrianna?" Xenias asked.
"Nowadays, I have very few things to fear, but, like you, I can't allow them to stop me." I said.
Xenias smiled for a moment.
For a great majority of the night we spent patrolling the area until we decided to rest and someone else took over for us.
When I arrived where the others were sleeping in, I saw that everyone was peacefully sleeping, yet I had a feeling that the peacefulness would not last.
I managed to find an empty space beneath a tree and slept there.
Author's Note
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