Earlier, while carrying Baldon's body to find a place where he could lay him to rest, Luke noticed something ominous. Something that genuinely caught him off guard.
Men loyal to Regath had spread throughout the village, steadily encircling its entire perimeter.
His earlier estimate of Regath possessing three hundred men might be wrong. He had more and he has utilised them according to his plan.
Their numbers were so great that they were already positioned at nearly every point of entry and escape, leaving not a single stretch of ground unchecked.
The village might not be anywhere as huge as the town he recently visited but the village was still quite wide and yet, as far as Luke could sense...they were everywhere.
Now that the village guards had moved to the front, those hidden throughout the village were no longer waiting. Weapons were drawn, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
