Although the caravan did not answer to Hiro, his commanding presence and overbearing persona caused everyone to listen to him unconscionably. Hach's men were divided into three rotations per carriage that would take turns to drive for the next twenty-four hours.
Alan stayed in the carriage Hiro stood at, together with him was the sleeping dragonkin who Hiro had yet to wake from the coma he placed her in. The current situation is expected to turn chaotic thus it could be considered sound judgment to spare her from the panic she would have otherwise felt.
The San-Baka who wore new battle suits and wielded improved bone swords felt their blood rising in anticipation of what is to come. While most would be scared and have their minds plagued with their survival and thoughts about how much it would hurt; they had thoughts that revolved only around how to kill their enemies effectively.
