The air was filled with portent as the Captain and his troop treaded the waters leading to Healer's Island. The mage had kept his word; he had shown them a quicker way to reach their destination. Now, they could see the outline of an Island, soon they would reach its shores and launch their attack. The Captain darted his eyes around their vicinity. Like the rest of his warriors, he held his shield above his head. They were vulnerable in the waters, the healers, if well positioned would be able to kill many of his men using flying arrows. That is what the Captain would have done. If he were in charge of the Island's security he would have amassed skilled archers and positioned them on upper ground. Assailants would have been defeated in the waters, those who would have survived would h

