A chilling air filled the camp as Rielen was startled awake. Something felt wrong. Something metal clanked in the distance. Slowly sitting up, Rielen looked around the camp. Where are the guards? They had a strict lookout schedule. She felt herself grab onto Eon. The slight contact immediately woke up the man next to her.
"What's wrong?" She heard him mumble next to her sleepily. She pressed her finger to her mouth telling him to be quiet. The forest was too quiet. Something was causing the animals to be cautious. She tried to focus on the plants, but her ability to understand them was linked to her nature mana.
What a time to be unable to use mana. Eon reached for his side and realized that he still hadn't replaced his sword. He picked up the crude spear they had fashioned as temporary weapons. Nudging the nearest soldier near him, Eon quietly looked around the camp. The lookouts he had assigned were nowhere to be seen.
