Seated on horseback just behind Max, Reeva craned his neck to get a better view of the tree forming in the distance.
"Your holiness, I've got a bad feeling..."
Before Max could respond, Reeva stood up on horseback, startling the horse with his sudden movement. Luckily, Max managed to calm it down. Reeva used the elevated height to look around the area.
The deer stretched as far as the eye could see, like a tide sweeping across the land. The more Reeva looked, the more dread seeped into him.
"If we run at full speed, could we make it out?" he asked, though it wasn't directed at anyone in particular.
Max replied anyway. "Hard to answer."
Reeva's tense behavior made Max even more uneasy. The forming tree in the distance exuded a sense of danger, even before it was fully formed. Max couldn't shake the feeling that something was very wrong.
The apostle must have sensed the danger too... Should we make a break for it?
