"Stop," Zirani said, and we all turned to face her. "There are people up ahead, probably the scouts you were talking about, Sandra. I'm going to have to head back into my core."
She gave both Sandra and Misty pointed looks before she turned into green smoke and moved back into her core. I didn't bother asking or wondering what was going on between the three of them, instead, I focused on the path ahead.
It didn't take us long to find the people Zirani had mentioned and we all let out a sigh of relief at the sight of them.
"Thank the heavens," Sandra said.
The disciples were an older woman and a younger-looking pair of teens who looked at us oddly.
"I didn't know anybody else had come out this way, are you on bounty?" The older woman asked.
Sandra shook her head. "We were with the group sent to West Vale. Our camp was raided in the night and we managed to get away. We have news to bring to the elders."
