Hearing about the potential war, Alice's stomach twisted at the thought. It was still the middle of winter and such a thing will be a disaster.
"Wasn't it just a bit too much for a distraction?" Sofia asked tilting her head. This village was small with no big obvious importance to Cain, it was pure luck that Lexi's family happened to live here right?
"They probably aimed to distract the soldiers, making them start moving through the forest and then using that time to flank the city. They didn't expect us to be the ones to show up." Cain showed a bitter smile.
"It was my mistake deciding to come here, I thought it was just a bunch of ruffians trying to take Jack's place."
Selena's tail was swinging from left to right, her ears dropped a bit as if she was the one to blame. Remembering how she fainted mid-fight. Cain quickly noticed her and patted her on the head.
