Layn's battle-plan

"What do you mean?" Markus approached his old friend and asked. 

Layn looked at his friend's face only for the realization to appear in his mind. 

'He is perfectly capable of understanding my plan just from those few words I spoke. This question was not for his sake, but for the sake of everyone else,' he thought, nodding his head to convey the gratitude to his friend. 

"Before I explain what I meant, I need to know some things," Layn instantly turned his mind towards hatching the details of a new plan. "Irea, dear, how far behind are the cultivators?" he asked.

"One to two days of a forced march. But if they detach the people with mounts, they could reach us in just a few hours' time," the girl replied instantly, proving that her actions weren't limited to just burning the camp as she left it.