Chapter 254

Author PoV The night air carried with it a choking fear while Ardan led the way through a narrow, brushed-out trail in the thick forest. Their footsteps were softly swallowed by the damp earth. Fixing their gaze a little higher, they made use of the moon light, working through the thick canopy of the giants above only to find the moon sailing low in the night. Earlier that day, they had dispatched some of their own for patrol, but no word yet had come back. That alone would be enough to raise concern. “They haven’t returned yet. What do we do, Alpha?” One of the soldiers reported. “They are soldiers, they can make it on their own. Atlas it’s what we were all trained for.” Another insisted. “That is no way to talk, Elko.” Marcus cautioned. Ardan, being the cautions of the group, was the first to insist that they go after them. Marcus agreed, but his gut twisted at the thought of what they might find. With him, Luca, Isiah and a few others moved in grave silence, their gazes glued to the