Chapter 493 - 486. A Split
"What do you think?" Bassena asked.
They were at an intersection where two paths of different eras crossed. The path that the squad took was considerably older, since the walls were harder. The one crossing their path still hadn’t hardened completely, which meant it was easier to spot any trace.
After two days of nothing, they finally saw footsteps and what looked like scattered sands and dirt which probably came from the beasts passing through. All of them seemed to pointing at the path in front of them.
"It’s about a week old at least," Kei said. "I can’t be so sure, since I’m not a pathfinder like Ron."
"They all went in the same direction?"
"Yeah," Kei glanced at the compass. Thankfully, the arrow was pointing in another direction, around ten o’clock of their current position. "What are you going to do? Should we continue with the shards, or...?"
Bassena narrowed his eyes in contemplation. He had sent his kids again, and they found more traces from other crossings. They could go back and use the hole that led straight to the shards, but this movement was too suspicious to be left behind.
"Bas, let’s use this path," Zein gave his piece of mind with a frown on his face. "This place is a system, so any path could lead to the shards. What if these beasts’s direction is..."
Ah--Bassena and Kei looked at each other. Zein was right; while the compass was pointing in another direction, there was no guarantee the path these beats took would not end up in the shards’ chamber.
"We should hurry then," Bassena nodded. "I hope you guys have enough rest."
Bassena glanced back, but no one was whining. They could feel something might happen sooner or later anyway. It was still better than wondering why everything was so empty.