The troops finish packing early as they are meant to depart early. That way, they would lessen the time of their transportation and arrive at the borders at a faster pace.
While the troops is happily talking to each other and the commander of the expedition, Astero was leading the expedition this time as Snow walks behind them having Devaine sleeping on his back, they resume their journey.
They planned to do a faster pace but seeing Devaine groggy and sleepy made Astero decide to slow down for now until she had gotten a good sleep. She slept late the night before and knowing his niece's weak body constitution, he wouldn't dare to put pressure on her. They had already made remarkable distance after Snow led the troops yesterday, that is enough.
Astero looked at the map and they are still doing a better pace as even though Snow is not using his full speed today, it was still faster than the past expedition transportation. They should arrive at the border by night if they continue this pace. Very remarkable speed to he honest.
They continued the journey as they supposed to do when a sharp noise coming from an eagle screeched from the sky. Clastel's exotic was shot on it's wings.
The expedition halts as the eagle slowly hovers to the ground. Luckily, Clastel's exotic skill was wind as it can atleast safely lands.
" What happened? " Astero asked as he quickly get down from his horse. He then saw a large wound on the eagle's wings. Very large wound with a hole.
" Traveling on wind might not be advisable right now. The bullet was too big to be for humans, someone must have wanted to lessen our combat power. " Clastel said as he scanned the eagle's wound.
" Did you see where it came from? They must be camping somewhere. Yet how can they enter the borders without alerting our soldiers. "
Sky shook his back to wake up his master when he felt something strange. When Devaine woke up, she instantly saw Clastel talking to her uncle.
" What happened ? "
Devaine walked towards them where she saw Clastel's exotic eagle have been injured.
" Were you shot ? "
Devaine asked as she took a closer look at the wound. It was clearly shot as she could see the wound.
" We are confused as you are. We are still some miles away from the border yet this happened. "
Clastel said as he glances on his eagle in concern.
" That means they have infiltrated the border already and must have camped inside. We can't continue to risk traveling in the sky after this. "
Devaine looked at the eagle in concern then looked at Sky.
Her uncle Adrian, who quickly realized it, held her arm.
" No. You can't. We already know how bad it reverts to your body once you heal someone. Let us take it from here. "
Devaine looked at her uncle and he was serious so she nodded as a reply.
The troops set their camp there after they had checked clearly that it was safe. Clastel's eagle, Lui, has shrunk her size to a little bird. She was now being healed by the Lizard owner. Who knows how to heal and does not have any reverse effect.
Well, that hurts Devaine's ego.
Though she knew that Sky could heal the bird in a flash, it would take a toll on her body and she might hinder the expedition.
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Devaine was walking in the forest a couple of distance away from the camp site. Sky has been sniffing non-stop since earlier that she had no choice but to follow him. He had shrunk to the size of a dog so walking with him is no problem.
" What is it Sky? "
She asked when she felt like they were getting far and far from where they should be.
Sky sniffed one more time before running towards a specific direction. Devaine on the other hand, does not have any choice but to follow.
When she caught up with Sky, she saw him sitting on the ground. Next to something.
She quickly ran towards it and saw it covered in blood. And it even has some feathers.
It's a big wooden arrow. It's made of wood and it was an arrow as big as her wrist.
She looked around to make sure that no one was there before she picked it up. She was now sure.
This was the arrow used to shoot Clastel's eagle.
" Sky. Take me back to uncle. Fast. "
Sky quickly understood and transformed in his maximum size. Devaine quickly hopped on to him before he sprinted.
He expertly dodged the trees and ran as fast as he could. In just a minute, they arrived at the camp. The troops were confused as to why Sky was on his battle size.
" Uncle. You might need to see this. "
Astero heard his niece's voice on his back so he signals his men to stop what they were talking about and looked at Devaine.
" Sky found this one and a half kilometer from here. Southeast. Uncle. Do check if there's something Northwest from where we are. "
Devaine said in a serious face as she put down the blooded arrow on the table next to the map that was layed on it.
Clastel saw the feathers on the arrow and furiously looked at Devaine. He gets it.
" We might need to check for a camp Northwest from where we are. "
Devaine's uncle stared at the arrow for a second before looking towards Devaine.
" Adrian. Clastel. Bring the second battalion with you. Check the nook and cranny of this place. "
Astero said as he pointed at the Northwest side of the map. His niece had found an evidence.
It was far fetched that the enemy had infiltrated the border as the first battalion who was mastered on spying was stationed at the border as they speak.
" There might be a traitor. "
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General Fiction" If I can't have you, I'll just break you to pieces so that no one can hold you as a whole. " Devaine said as he held Marco's chin. She was smiling like a villain that she was and looking down at the boy who was bathing in his own blood with bruise...
