Chapter 79: No Time (2)
"The hell...!" Commander Fred felt his environment change so rapidly that he barely had time to register anything. "What did you do...?" He growled as he leapt off Caleb’s shoulders and distanced himself.
He didn’t feel any sort of danger vibes from Caleb, but the fact that he did something he couldn’t perceive bothered him. Looking at the man, he noticed he had changed his clothes too.
’Since when?’ He wondered curiously and that was when he realized where he was. ’Huh?’ The commander’s eyes widened in shock.
"We’re at the garrison?" He echoed as the surrounding knights stopped in their tracks to observe.
One moment they were doing their own thing, then the next, they saw their commander pop out of nowhere with some guy dressed in all black. But what really got their attention was how on guard their commander was.
His actions had prompted the knights to be guarded as well, their hostility directed at Caleb. The only thing holding them back was the command to attack.
"Stand down." Fred ordered and dismissed the knights. "There is no problem here." The commander stood upright as he stared at Caleb.
"Where to next?" Caleb asked, dismissing everything else. "We are on a clock, remember?" He understood the commander’s caution towards him, but they were in a hurry.
"We have to get to the teleportation hub." Fred sighed. "We’ll talk about your actions later." He took his communication artefact and sent a quick message to the duchess, explaining the change of plans.
"Make sure to return with him." The duchess ordered. "He’s still not cleared yet."
"Roger." Turning to Caleb, he uttered no words as his figure flickered, disappearing from the garrison.