Echidna scowled, "What the hell happened to you that you changed so much, and how did you even leave alive out of the Swamp Hatchery?"
But Kale merely chuckled at the response, saying, "Well, I can't really tell you that now, can I?"
Echidna's expression strained slightly. She could not really force Kale in this matter, considering his importance to both the Prince and the Princess.
Kale asked tentatively, "By the way, hasn't it been more than a week? Why didn't you leave this place?"
The woman sighed, "I would have left, but the princess ordered me to wait for a few more days, and then the Beast Hordes attacked."
"One more thing, does that mean the Beast Tides have also hit the borders by now?" queried Kale in a sombre tone.
She revealed after some deep contemplation, "Actually, a few of the border areas were already hit by overwhelming Beast Tides even before we left from the Empire."
