Chapter 142 – A sad song

Year 4, Summer, First Month, First Week.

Lew sipped through the cold ale and enjoyed the cooling and numbing sensation. The last two weeks had been really exhausting, ironically he had only unsheathed his sword to train the agents. He never expected that being Head of Defense and commanding the missions at this side of the mountains would be this consuming. He took another sip praying to be spared for an hour at least, but his secretary suddenly appeared from the backroom, crashing all his hopes.

“What is it now?”

“Sir, target alpha is moving west…”

The Fighter stood up faster than he should, but a quick circulation of energy through his body prevented him from losing all face.

“Are they really leaving?”

“We only know they are moving west, Sir.”

“As long as they keep moving until they get out of our forest, I don’t mind how you call it… Who’s on them? Is there any Adventurer on their route?”