"Are you the one who saved them?" A black-haired guy who was armed with a spear asked after he stepped forward.
"No, they were just a bunch of strangers who were on my way," Luke replied. "If you don't want to get in trouble, don't approach."
Luke was being way too unsociable than usual, but he couldn't help it since he couldn't tell if those guys would do something unexpected. He never trusted Aivern too much, but even so, he fell for his plans, and now he was in that situation. Regardless, those guys didn't get in Luke's way since they could see the signs of his battle against the overlord. They had quite the group there, around fifty members, and they had more on their base. However, they never got even close to that fortress. They were too cautious and didn't have experience with that kind of situation.
