Compared to their journey to the Tower of Eradication, the merchant group's return journey to Blade Fangs Camp was a lot more peaceful. Apart from a few corpses that lay beside the supply points, they did not bump into another soul, let alone running into orcs and desert bandits. They also saw very few animals.
Everyone knew why it was so. When they thought of this, many of the people's moods became bad.
The merchants kept a distance from Dante's Greatsword as usual, and stayed at the rear with their eight empty camels. There was hatred and indignance in their gazes as they stole glances at the mercenaries, easily undetected.
With only a few people left, the mercenaries walked wearily, leading the way at the front with two camels. They did not get to keep any of their war horses. Dean argued strongly on just grounds with the merchants (even threatening them with his sword) and 'temporarily borrowed' the two camels from them in the name of safety.
