Aether clenched his fists. The troops had split up according to his orders, and the majority of the scholars had already begun their cleansing ritual. It was time for him, the Madam and Uria's troops to split up from the rest of them.
Why did he feel so uneasy?
"What's wrong?" The commander asked. He shook his head, she didn't need to know how uncertain he was feeling. Any other time, he wouldn't hesitate to share his thoughts, but not in the middle of a battlefield.
"Let's head out." He said softly as he mounted the equirae one of the soldiers left for him. "We have limited time," He reminded them. Under his command, the troops moved out.
They rode across the mossy surface of the cavern, towards the distant wildmagic lights dancing high up in the air. They only stopped once they reached a large rocky formation that could be easily defended and reached plenty high enough.
