Apparently, being able to sleep meant only being able to sleep for about four hours before the echoes of screams woke the boys up. I watched as they startled awake, ready to jump into action and the sound of gunfire burst out in rapid intervals.
But before they could do that, I shot out a small pink fireball at them, hoping to keep them on their perch without hurting them in any way.
'Wang Chao, I hope you can hear me. The sounds are coming from the road, not the forest, don't draw unnecessary attention to us. If you can, tell the others to stay put,' I said, secured in the knowledge that Wang Chao had an open connection to my mind. Watching as he let out a series of hand gestures the others seemed to understand, I relaxed back into my tree and the other four men did the same.
'Do you know what is going on?' Came a deep voice from inside my mind. I smiled.
