The children inhaled the food and Lind let them have several rounds. A few were crying in happiness but he only looked on as Shea sat with them. Lua was holding a few that wept in her lap as they finally knew they were safe.
It was clear the King had rushed things due to the risks. His own updates on the beast tide were grim. Many villages had been wiped out shortly after the caravan had left the border of its kingdom.
The steel hawks were the worst of it and were what made the panthers retaliate. It would be better to call it a beast war and the Shanliang Peaks were caught in the middle.
The kingdom was defending itself but the beasts were just running wild while the 2 leading clans fought it out.
He also confirmed partially that Shea had no idea why her trip was moved up. Still, she was solidly in the Soul Realm which was plenty.
