They walked up the mountain.
"Why aren't we flying anyway?" Frederic asked.
Damian rolled his eyes. "I know your old bones are cracking, but if we fly, then everyone will know we're here, and that's not the point of a stealthy operation, right?"
The initial plan was to not enter the castle, only watch the surrounding area, looking for clues about how many vampires were there, how powerful they were, and so on.
But that was what Lance was expecting. Lance didn't know that Damian had someone important to him locked inside the castle, and to get that person back, he would have to go inside!
"Is it me, or does this forest look way too silent?" Frederic said.
The path up to the mountain was made of cobblestone, but the area around it was all forest. It was dense, and seeing how it was early in the morning, the birds should be singing.
