Lyle glanced at Harrison, his voice firm and unwavering as Harrison nodded and tucked the map away.
"We will face more dangers that way," Harrison reminded Lyle with a cautious tone. "The monsters have gotten bolder, not to mention stronger as well."
"I know," Lyle replied as he observed their surroundings. "But with the corruption spreading, no path is truly safe, and the longer we stay in one place, the worse it will get, we need to get away as quickly as possible if we are to avoid being caught by the growing chaos."
"The longer we wait and stay in the empire, the more things will get out of hand, and the more dangerous the situation will become."
The group moved swiftly, moving through the forest without being noticed. The night was not an issue for them, well, not for most of them as the weaker servants that belonged to Nicholas were not truly servants as they had not been turned by him, they were not vampires, at least not yet.
