They had practiced with it before, but no amount of practice was enough to prepare them for a real fight, and that too in such a dangerous location. Repeatedly, they had had to handle situations that had pushed them to the very brink of exhaustion and failure, but each time, with the steady leadership of their strategist and commander, they had been able to pull through.
But now… It seemed that it might all be for naught.
The members of the family below had started to eye them with the gaze of one preparing to go on a satisfying killing spree. It seemed that since the beginning, their plan had been to delay the confrontation while the elder worked, and now that he had come through, it was time for them to rise to the sky and escape.
Seeing Eloise in thought, the rest of them stayed silent.
