After three days of marching, Veelk caught up with the expedition. The line of ten men and women moved at caravan pace, and hidden behind the dune’s hump, he chewed on the rations, letting his body regain strength. If they kept their slow journey, weeks would pass before the expedition neared the old Towers, so a little rest couldn’t hurt.
They tediously made their way through the sand, and their moves revealed they weren’t used to strenuous travels. Yet they could still be formidable opponents when it came to a confrontation, especially in larger numbers. Telling mages apart from the adepts took Veelk only a moment, and he focused on the Gildya members, searching for the biggest threats. Some of the adepts carried weapons, but most were unarmed, so they likely had other tricks up their s
