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Chapter 80: The Eve of the Battle and Help
THE EVE OF THE BATTLE
Albin moved up and down, in every direction on his mat. He had that strange feeling that something unexpected is going to happen, but unfortunately, he didn't know what. No matter how hard he tried, it was a constant problem that drilled somewhere deep in his mind, not giving him a single moment of peace.
He stood up, looked through the tent door, it was still night, dark and unwelcoming.
Jin Tian was nowhere to be found, as usual.
A soldier slept, leaned on his spear. Slowly he lifted his head.
"I…I wasn't sleeping." he said.
"No you weren't, you were resting your eyes," Albin replied.
"Yes, I was doing that. Everything is quiet."
"True."
Something moved in the tall grass. The soldier, insecure, slowly moved forward. He lifted his spear, searched through the grass. A sign of relief appeared on his face. It was nothing. He turned.
The sound of crossbow bolts
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