Having unanimously decided not to stand out immediately, the group stayed away from the gathering. The mages were already planning to send a team. Ten people left in a hurry, following the dune rabbit closely, flying low to the ground. One of them was a banner-bearer.
He had a long spear at the end of which floated a blue flag, on top of which was depicted an aquatic mammal with whiskers. A symbol of the alliance between Rainlet and Tashran.
Melite was outside too, talking to people who shared her new tent.
She was also standing back. Scorn shared his thoughts with Arthur.
"She wants to go back south, but from what the mages were talking about around us, that's not where the expedition went. She's staying back like us and waiting for another opportunity."
The camp was wide awake, the mages were having their breakfasts, and Lara was sipping a fruit juice, taking her time, occasionally asking the newcomers questions to get to know them.
