Fool's errand - 1

In the end, there was nothing he could do even with this information. It changed nothing for them, nor gave them an advantage. Time was of the essence and it was stiffening as well. They had only so much they could handle before they retaliate as well.

If the god was angry, so were his people.

It was not supposed to be like this. This destruction, this mayhem, was not supposed to happen. Not when they had decided to follow the plot and make an ally out of the resistance. They were supposed to win at the end, not the other side. But the scene in front of Mark spoke differently.

"Are you sure this is the place? It looked like it had been abandoned ages ago. Perhaps you were lied to?" someone asked, their voice hopeful but Mark felt anything but hopeful. This condition could not have turned out to be worse than this.