The silence continued for a moment after Durmon asked that rattling question. Wolfgar and the Head Kingdom Ranger maintained a glare down for a while, both secretly contending for the leadership of this mission.
Kingdom Rangers were not all fond of Awakeners.
This was because many of them were people who the Great Seers had predicted could awaken but ended up not doing so. Others were Awakeners who fell in the Dull Rank and ended up leaving the Academy. The rest were normal, trained people.
Because of this, there was no love lost between Kingdom Rangers and the Awakeners. Be it jealousy or whatever reason, in the end, the Rangers always felt justified in their dislike of the Awakeners.
No matter whatever they did, it was always the Awakeners who ended up taking the glory. Their powerful display of magic always overshadowed the hardwood of the Rangers.
Today, it seemed like the same thing was happening again.
