The surprise on the gathered soldiers' faces only lasted a few moments, and then the entire column began to slowly turn, led by Boson and Serena, circling through the massive clearing where the enormous army camp had once stood, like a sluggish snake, after a good meal.
"What? Aren't we going home?" A few of the younger soldiers protested, their young voices filled with confusion. But a glare from their superiors quickly silenced them, every single individual who had invaded Kalun had become more powerful, and the commanding officers had become that more intimidating to their superiors.
Once the column had settled down, Tam emerged from the shadow of the trees from the path that led west, a small group of about twenty soldiers surrounding him, each more intimidating than the last.
Kothar saw the beast that Tam rode, and at that moment he knew that Tam had chosen the Lightning Hybrid in memory of the son he had missed.
