The soldiers had already left their tents by the time the first ray of sunlight appeared in the sky but were in disarray as they did not know what was happening. Not only was yesterday's battle futile, but now hundreds of soldiers were missing, including all Vice-Captains except for Uriel's group.
Uriel and the other four Vice-Captains had already assembled their soldiers and were in formation, ready to march into the forest. From the moment Cain became the Hunt Leader, they had been working on their own, so the disappearance of the other Vice-Captains did not affect their battle formations.
Nevertheless, Uriel could not help but frown. He had planned to summon all the Vice-Captains yesterday in order to remove Cain from his role as Hunt Leader, but they just vanished without saying a word.
'What is happening? Why would the strongest soldiers leave at night and shut down all communication with the main force?'
