Chapter 223: Checking on Aquis
Jonas wasn't sure if whoever was controlling Kim's army could access what they knew or if it was limited to controlling their bodies only. It made sense that there would be at least some of the individual's knowledge that the enchanter would have access to, so the enchanter would know what those they were controlling could do.
Yet at the same time, he couldn't say if that really was the case or if the enchanter had access to what everyone they had under their control knew.
Because he couldn't be sure of that, he decided to err on the side of caution and not let the man he'd saved from being controlled know how he planned on getting up the mountain slope. While he couldn't be sure that Aquis was the enchanter or was allied with whoever the enchanter was, he could at least be certain that his shadow merge ability wouldn't be passed on in the event if the man fell under then enchanter's control again at some point.
As Jonas carefully made his way out to the edge of the camp, he realized he should have asked the man for his name, since he felt like it wasn't nice to merely keep thinking of him as 'the man,' even if he had save him from the enchantment.
Shaking the thought from his head, Jonas kept himself away from the fires that were still going, even though they were unattended, so as to decrease the chance of him being noticed by anyone. Not that he worried too much, given how the camp had more of a deserted feel to it at this point. Even the sentries weren't visible.
Even if he thought that those who weren't yet under the enchanter's control hadn't all yet been located, he wouldn't believe that the camp was as empty as it felt. He wouldn't be surprised if there were some waiting for anyone who wasn't yet under the control of the enchanter to merely pass by so they could ambush them.
Which also meant that he couldn't be certain that if he merged with the shadows that it wouldn't be noticed, no matter how little he could see, due to the tents being placed haphazardly and from how winding the paths between some of the tnets got, and hear himself. Especially since he was primarily focused on trying to figure out how close he should get to where Aquis had been before at least sticking his ear out of the shadows so he could hear anything.
Jonas paused as he reached the edge of the camp, While there wasn't much visibility, he couldn't help but worry that his movement alone would attract attention to anyone who was merely looking in his direction.
While he was confident that it wouldn't be a problem either way, it still was rather nerve wracking for him. Especially given how he couldn't be sure that it wouldn't add more problems to getting to his destination. He knew most of that was ust in his head, but it didn't make it any easier to deal with.