Conquering the Stars with the Undead

When morning finally came, the group of six packed up camp and set off towards the Fort.

After Emerius had awoken, it wasn’t long before Darius followed. Both were nursing headaches, but they seemed to be in good spirits.

Especially when they learned Charon had killed the last three ratlings, not Liam.

It was a moment of pride for him, and something he wouldn’t forget for a long time.

’Strong.’

Charon smiled.

’Yes, Warden. We are strong.’

As they descended the hill and continued across the plain, Darius filled Emerius and Charon in on what they should expect over the next day.

"We were delayed here, but we aren’t far from the halfway point. Instead of stopping there, we will push through to Rooks Ridge. As the ratling packs were large, there shouldn’t be any other beasts in our way."

That made sense to Charon.

’An ecosystem can only support so many predators at once. Since there are a lot of ratlings, they must not have much competition, and could grow without issue.’

Emerius rolled his head around his neck, making a satisfying pop.