To feel his arms around her waist, Senja's tension finally a little bit relaxed. Xiao Tianyao could feel the girl trembling body under his embraced, however he didn't say anything except hugged her body tighter.
The man with the whip looked like he was their leader as the other men in red robe have been trying to protect him every time Xiao Tianyao managed to get close to him.
This battle didn't seem would end soon.
Right at that time, their attention was distracted to one of the burning carriages not too far from them. Didn't know what they had done until that carriage caught in fire. The horses that tied on it were going berserk.
The horses ran around and raised their front legs in attempt to release themselves from their bearing strap in order to avoid the fire.
"There are children inside." Senja meekly said.
The feeling from all of those children inside the burning carriage overwhelmed her, she felt like she was the one that being burn. This thing suffocated her.