REASSURANCE

We continued down onto the forest all the while trying to shake the tension that the two rogues had brought on us back at the field. My trembling hands held my shield close to my chest as I followed closely behind Alexander, occasionally turning back to glance at the rogues carcasses, scared that they might jump back to life and continue chasing us.

"This is where the spy said the guarding of the rogues coven strengthened," Alexander said, his voice causing me to turn my head back to face him. I had been paying too much attention to the dead rogues that I didn't notice they had stopped. I immediately halted in my steps just before I could hit Alexander's back.

"Sorry," I muttered as Damien and Galiath turned and stared daggers at me. I clutched my shield tight, putting it in front of me as though it would protect me from their glares. "I wasn't too focused and--"

"From now one we have to make our moves subtle," Alexander cut in, his gaze moving to me. I could see in his eyes that h