It isn't wise to judge by the cover of a book and for the Dark Hand Soldiers who saw the prince alone and thought him an easy target were in for a rude awakening.
The forest path Seiya walked down was filled with hiding spots and Seiya was not looking around his surroundings so it seemed to them that he would be easy pickings.
'' This shouldn't take long. '' One of the Soldiers said to the others.
No one responded to the soldier who commented about how long this would take since they were all of the same mind.
They didn't see him as intimidating but for some reason they still hesitated on trying to attack him so openly.
Was this fear or the stress of knowing they have to avenge their fallen brethren?
As much as they'd like to think about it any further, their window before he'd get to the village was rapidly closing.
