Chapter 143: Belissar's Bee-cision
Ruckanos was leaning across his saddle, holding his head. Behind him, the augur sat on another wyvern, currently fiddling with some ritual or another. The captain was in the midst of a rollcall, checking on the men. He finished up and flew his wyvern over to Ruckanos, a firm and neutral expression on his face.
“My lord, we lost five hands with their wyverns and all supplies. An additional four are wounded, one seriously enough that he will not be able to fight before recovering.”
Ruckanos groaned and clutched his head tighter. They had made it but…their force was already pitifully small and lacking in Tower Guards with full blessings. The captain was about the only one, Ruckanos had not committed to any god prior to gaining a Tower of his own. The rest of his guards had also not been allowed the opportunity until then. If they continued to take losses like this on the journey, Ruckanos might find himself facing his lost Tower and its thief all alone.
But then, he heard a voice behind him.
“We’re…here.”
He and the captain both turned to look at the augur.
“What did you say?”
The augur’s eyes were open wide.
“I’ve checked our current position against the charted path. The last flight was longer than expected so…we have arrived at our destination.”