"Fuck!" Antion cursed under his breath. "What was that all for? What was wrong with the place Layn choose for us to go and die like dogs in this damned forest?!" he protested, clearly agitated.
"Shush," Pavrien silenced the man to his left. "They are still close. You don't want to alert them," he whispered, making sure to modulate his voice.
The two of them went a bit deeper into the forest than the rest of the expedition party due to Irea's personal order. And while the rest of the group was safely hidden away in a cave they cleared and blocked, the two of them were out trying to scout the situation.
"Don't tell me you are scared," Antion countered after a moment, once he made sure the local defending forces couldn't hear him speaking anymore. "Or could it be that you slacked on the training Layn put us through before we reached the camp?" he asked, unwilling to just let this junior of his get one better over him.
