The carriage stumbled upon a tiny rock and the little elf was thrown out of his train of thoughts. Looking around with curiosity, he found nothing unexpected or out of normal.
The soldiers were casually talking to each other while constantly surveying their surroundings. Their helmets were off so the elf boy was able to see the trajectories of their eyes and the quickness with which they moved.
Since he was huddling at the innermost part of the carriage, the soldiers missed his keen eyes observing their actions. They were too busy checking the perimeter.
Swinging his eyes left and right, he could count about 11 soldiers in his sight. So he slowly raised his head to look ahead of the carriage.
His eyes fell on the carriage going in front. It was a covered one and kept the warmth of the daylight from disturbing those sleeping peacefully while recovering.
