As soon as Viosus returned, he immediately went to look for the commander.
"Let me enter the city by myself, I have been there before, they wouldn't suspect anything," Viosus spoke urgently to the bear commander, he was growing more and more impatient by the minute. They were so close to the city, Yilas was so close he could feel it. "Besides, it will be very beneficial if I can secure a map of the territory."
"No, you are putting too many lives in danger, not only for the beasts here but for the beasts of our clan. I will not allow it!" The bear-type beasts grunted angrily, he knew that this young fox would rebel, he had tried many times this entire journey. None of his proposals were bad ideas, they were just too reckless. With the number of beasts that they had, it would take them a couple of days to survey the city but it was more careful than risking them knowing their presence.
"Listen, cub, I know you are anxious, but my priority is to examine the terrain and their territory, it's a simple and straightforward task and I shall not risk my beast's lives over your feelings." The commander placed his bear paw hand over Viosus' shoulder, gripping his muscle tightly to threaten him.
"But I'm not asking you to risk any of their lives, just mine. They have no idea that the fox clan is associating with the Boar clan. Plus, I only need to get over the outskirts of the city to a relative of my clan. I will take a long way there, making sure no beasts will see me."
The bear beast-man contemplated Viosus's words for a while, he knew the young beast was stealthy, and having a map of the Goat city land would give them great advantages so he was more hesitant to refuse.
After quite some time, he finally sighed and lowered his voice to Viosus.
"You go at midnight and return by tomorrow's midnight. Make sure, no herbivore beasts see you and don't kill them, it will alarm the herd."
Viosus immediately smiled gratefully, he nodded complying with all the things the commander said. After their talk, Viosus went and secretly prepared for his trip. However, it did not pass Sabal's thorough eyes.
"I guess that he let you leave, nobody has seen a smile on your face since we got to the Boar clan." Sabal stood from behind, watching Viosus eating his meal with a grin on his face.
"Then your guess is right. I will leave tonight." Viosus answered eagerly, trying to talk and finish his meal as soon as possible.
"Good, then I shall join you." Sabal squatted down next to the fox beast, he immediately noticed some annoyances in his eyes but why would he care.
"You can't, the commander had only allowed me to be gone for one day. I have to be extremely cautious to stay out of sight." Viosus shook his head, shuffling his red locks of hair, under the moonlight, his hair still shone like fire.
"I can be out of sight, and I'm fast, so we will get there faster than you traveling alone." Sabal insisted, he squinted his dark purple eyes, not thrilled with Viosus's refusal.
"No you are too big, we can't be noticed by any of the herbivores, that was the commander re…" before Viosus could finish his sentence, the snake beast interrupted him.
"I'm coming! Do you think they can keep me here? What a joke. Besides, if there is even the slightest chance of saving Yilas, I'll be the first to take that chance." With that Sabal left and went to prepare for himself. Leaving Viosus grunting under his breath even after he left.
**
The night finally came at last even though it had felt like forever for Viosus, his anxiousness was becoming harder to contain. When the beasts were sound asleep, Viosus quickly transformed into his animal skin and left, he was running full speed to reach the city as soon as possible, thinking that he could reach the Doctor's place by sunrise. Chasing behind him silently was a pair of purple eyes, even though remaining some distance, the red little shadow couldn't escape the snake's sharp radar.
As expected, Viosus and Sabal reached the Goat Doctor by sunrise. Since they took the roundabout way to avoid being caught, Viosus felt exhausted when he arrived, but the snake looked as if he didn't even break a sweat. They had arrived early in the morning but the centaurs had already started working the field, they immediately recognized the beasts and led the two to the main house.
There, they were greeted again by the Doctor but he immediately hide them inside the house.
"No beasts had seen you coming here, right?" Goat Doctor sat the two beast-men inside his work barn, he even gave some instruction for his helper to keep watch. Viosus instantly noticed his cautiousness, the Doctor and the Fox clan had a good relationship for many years, he would only act like this if it was necessary.
"I supposed you come here for your Master isn't it?" The Doctor guessed right, both Sabal and Viosus knotted their heads quickly, staring at him attentively. They had guessed many things but having the Doctor know instantly could only mean that their issue was bigger than they think.
"Haizz... I had just heard the news too, so you aren't too late but it might be a hard task ahead of you."
The Goat Doctor continued to explain to Viosus and Sabal the limited news that he had come across. Yilas a few days ago was found and publicly punished, there was no definite answer to what crime she had committed but they had tied her to the punishment tree for a few days.
Hearing Goat Doctor mentioned the punishment tree, Viosus's face turned white like a ghost. He had only heard of how gruesome that place was, there was no way that Yilas could survive, not many grown beast-man could survive that torture. Viosus was so shocked that he started to wobble, his knees were about to give out when Sabal and Goat Doctor both caught him. Seeing the Fox react like this, Sabal could only guess how serious Yilas's condition might be.
"I know you are worried but be calm, your master is stronger than you think."
Goat Doctor calmed Viosus and Sabal down before continuing to explain what had happened on the day before they had arrived.
"Apparently she had escaped, I don't know how but their whole city guard is looking for her everywhere. They even locked down the whole city so no beasts could enter or exit, I only find that out because I had some business in town yesterday. Even I couldn't enter." Goat Doctor sighed, he petted his long goat's beard and then continued. "So the chance of getting into the city limit is none."
"Where could she be…" Viosus murmured to himself. He was furious that they had tortured Yilas, and now that she had gone under hiding, it was even harder to find her.