"Alright, just stay close to me," he said
Elyn and Clucky were farther in front, assessing the surroundings. They were close to the beast tide and could see it from here.
Kyle was next to the people who chose to follow them. He clutched the dagger on his chest without unsheathing it immediately. A few weeks ago he was no better than these people, but now he had a bit of power that he could use to protect them.
Every group had gone off in mostly separate directions. Hemp emphasized the importance of keeping the battlefield as sparse as possible.
He understood that perspective easily.
A crowded battlefield would be easy to get lost or distracted in. Smaller beasts would take advantage of the chaos to get rid of them in large numbers, and larger beasts would just straight up stamp out the weaker Awakened.
