Three minutes elapsed, Ezra stood and stretched.
The children stayed close, the boys in front while the girls arrayed behind them.
"Well?"
"Remember! We take him down together" said mace boy.
They nodded and attacked.
Ezra steadied himself.
'He's good'
Mace boy had the qualities of a leader.
Their formation put him at a disadvantage.
'But not good enough'
Nevertheless, dealing with it was easy.
With that, they clashed.
Meanwhile, Bolton went through the letters sent by the Emperor.
Ringard said that he did not know the identities of the children and gave him two letters, courtesy of the Emperor.
One of them contained a list of war prisoners they caught during the battle for Avilla, he was to put a price tag on them, before sending it to their respective kingdoms in the days to come.
He said the second letter - the prisoners list - was given to him a day into his journey. Judging it to be the most important, Bolton checked it first.
'Hmm'
A myriad of thoughts swirled.
