When morning came, the guards wasted no time in leaving. They broke camp even before the first light of day brightened the sky, clearly anxious to leave the border.
The guard captain gave the group of borderlanders no further advice or warnings. While his expression suggested he believed they were making a grave mistake, he merely spoke some quick words of farewell before leading his men back along the road to Esran.
Yet where the guards had left quickly, the borderlanders were slow in packing up their belongings. Many of them shot nervous glances at the two boulders along the road ahead, and it was obvious that they were hesitant in continuing the journey.
To Arran's dismay, however, more than a few of the borderlanders looked at him with questioning eyes, as if they were waiting for him to lead the way.
