Chapter 101
"How do you know?" Yolin tilted her head in confusion and her white eyebrows scrunched up.
"Is it a threat?" Alyssa wrapped her tail around her staff and held it up.
I stared at her appendage in amazement. That tail never ceases to surprise.
"Not a threat," I shook my head. "But very dangerous."
The sense of urgency accentuated and I turned to the group in the clearing, then made my way to the front of the Watchers with quick steps.
They got into formation behind me and my group joined them. Yolin stood next to me and gave me a broad smile.
That got me chuckling. Then, I glanced back and saw three Watchers stayed with the bound people.
The thump grew closer and louder to the point it sounded like a small earthquake.
I lifted my spear in a reverse grip and covered my front with the shield, then took a stance from Overhelming Violence. After that I focused on my instincts as we waited for whatever was approaching.
The feeling was... odd. Much like the feeling someone would get when staring at a coming truck while walking the street. Imminent danger, but avoidable with appropriate action. I hadn’t felt that with Elena, then arrived at the conclusion the woman was running away with no intention to harm people. She had killed two Watchers not in spite nor ill intent, but as a response to being chased. A reaction that could be judged with the flimsy and decrepit lenses of morality and law, but ultimately a natural response free of evil.
I myself do not strive for justice or righteousness. Only to remove dangers that could mean the end of large groups of people if left unchecked or given free reign.