Chapter 347: The hidden enemy
Hex trudged along with the team, flanked on all sides by the Guardians. Some would fly off for a while, scouting the area around them.
According to Jonathan, and Elize didn’t counter him, this was protocol during an escort mission. They had rested through the night after touching the ground.
They had slept at the lodging provided by the local Guardians. The buildings hadn’t been the ones dangling in the air. The houses were on the ground, built from old bamboo. The leaves were used as fillings of the mattresses and pillows. They were comfortable. Hex had slept deep and well.
Their journey began at sunrise and continued up to now. Looking up, Hex saw that the sun stood at its zenith. But it wasn’t burning. The plus point of living in a country overshadowed by a large tree was that the sunrays didn’t reach the ground in a straight line. The rays had to flow through the several gaps between the leaves.
It was the same for the rain. The ground they walked on was muddy but not so soft they sank into the ground. The lack of growth also helped in making their walk a pleasant experience.
On their way they passed by several farms where Hex had seen a wide variety of beasts grazing or lazing around. The majority of the farms seemed to rear sheep and cows, with occasionally some having other rarer animals such as bees, horses, and snakes. The snake one, especially, scared the women and the girls in the group.
Jonathan, who at this point acted like a tour guide, informed them that the snakes were reared for their venom, which was an important component in several medicines used by the Dryads. Overall, the journey had seemed more like an outing than the escort of a dangerous group of fanatics.
The Guardians’ nonchalance could partially be chalked up to their confidence in themselves and having two Enlightened Knights among them. Hex saw many people among the Witchkin relax and even chat with the Guardians. Hex, however, maintained his vigilance. The longer everything remained normal, the more he felt uneasy.
"What is that?"