NINEBlindside
It was late by the time the Louperdu finally made their move.
‘Damn them!’ she whispered under her breath.
She had expected the spirit wolves to attack sooner. Instead, their opponents had waited patiently, maximising their cover behind the veil of night, despite the Night’s Lights doing their best to aid the scout regiment.
‘Leyla!’ said the scout closest to her.
‘Yes, I see them. Signal Klein, I will alert the others.’
She nocked an arrow onto her bowstring, before loosing it towards the gathered scouts below. The shot landed close to one of the ambling scouts, immediately raising the alarm. Like water running into cracks, the scouts on the ground quickly dispersed, maximising the use of cover. Even Krisis slunk into the shadows, ready to counter the attack.
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