Chapter 199: Eviction
“How long till they get here?” Percy asked, forcing himself to calm down.
While he and Nesha were expecting two enemies to arrive, they had prepared for more. Their ambush might be a great deal trickier to pull off now, but they could do it – as long as they made everything count.
‘About an hour.’ Micky said.
“Alright. Keep your eyes on them. And fly lower. Try not to be seen.”
Strictly speaking, it wouldn’t be the end of the world if Micky got spotted. After all, House Tantalus already knew there was some kind of avian beast involved in all this. That said, some elements of Percy’s preparations would work better if their enemies thought they were catching them by surprise. This was why he had instructed Micky to deactivate his boosting arts whenever he was flying by the north side of the town, to make himself less conspicuous.
The enemy Greens had probably chosen to attack in the middle of the night thinking they were giving themselves an advantage. Little did they know, they were about to regret that decision. The shadowy veil of the night sky did more to cover Micky than it did them. The fools were about to walk right into a trap.
“One hour.” he said, relaying the information to Nesha. “Start packing.” he added, getting a nod back.
Naturally, they couldn’t fit everything inside the spatial amulet, but there was a lot more space in it right now than when they had first arrived here. After all, Percy had already used up over 80% of his stashed elixirs and rainbow grass over the past two years.
The jar was the first item Nesha stored. There wasn’t too much powder left in it, as he’d consumed most of it to craft his constructs. Still, there were a few weeks of accumulation left that he’d rather not lose if it could be helped.