"We mean no offense! We merely wish to hunt some magical beasts through the Salino Swamp for their crystal nuclei!" As the commander, the Dark Night Demon Hunter Jalincha had to step forward, her face unchanging as she spun her lies.
Jalincha used her corner of her eye to glance at Mistress You Yue'er while she stalled for time. The expeditionary force had gathered Drow warriors from eight main cities, each overseen by a priest, but now their organization was disrupted. Only the Mistress had the authority to decide whether to retreat first and then summon a larger army to hunt, or to concentrate the remaining forces for another surprise attack.
Looking at it now, if this Beamon Overlord did not intervene, their chances were nil. This was what Jalincha was hinting at with her glance towards the Mistress.
