Reincarnated Into A Dead Woman's Body In Another World

Part 6: Dreams Survive Even If Hidden Among Sand and Dust

"No disturbances at the border. We can start circling back north if we continue westwards," Fravash reported. He looked up at the stars, "If we stick around with the city in view while heading north, we shall reach Cravolta without getting lost."

"Should have stopped for a map through the desert." She signalled with the back of her head resting against the cart.

"Desperate times," he replied. All around them and their stopped cart was sand and dry grass. The city was the only thing visible, while the vast desert around was simply pitch black, with but a lantern making a droplet of light in the sea of darkness.

However, a few more droplets started to join into view as Arabella turned her head to the side. There were several telltale signs of lantern lights approaching from the direction of the city they just fled.

She snapped her fingers to get his attention and pointed. "If I had to take a guess, the Khathi are following our trail."

Fravash unbuckled his pauldron and set it in the cart, "We need to lose them quickly. We have hours of travel through the desert before we can be safe in Cravolta’s borders."

"Or we deal with them now."

"This is no place or time to fight. Unless you are feeling extremely confident."

"I have sand all around me, they’re the ones walking into a deathtrap."

"Surely they would know that factor. Even you cannot aim if you cannot see your targets, but a lucky shot from a crossbow is different from a directed slash of sand I would presume."

Arabella frowned. "What do you suggest then?"