Old Thane's words heartened the group a little, but there still lingered a sense of unease. Everyone aside from Tia and Asala. Tia was only happy to be tagging along, and Asala maintained an impressive mind of steel that kept her writing and recording in spite of anything that could worry her.
But the others, their unease was still present. Such was the gravity of Li himself foretelling a darker future. To them, Li must have seemed essentially a god, a being that could channel power they did not understand at unfathomable quantities.
That he leeched worry into his voice made their worries compound tenfold. In part, that worry came from the fact that they did not know about the nature of the threats to come and what they would need to do to avoid it.
"I will tell you all of the threats to come as we move. All of you have the determination to come on this journey. Now prove that determination through the fight." Li started across the Midpath.
