74 – A Melody Before the Storm

"That's why I'm still trying to find that woman." John, the shapeshifter who infiltrated the troops that were about to attack Vorn's base, kept running his mouth. "It seems that she is indeed pregnant with my child."

To be able to blend in, John often makes nonsense stories. Long trips for days were boring, so for the soldiers, this kind of thing was entertainment.

Once they became acquainted with John, the risk of suspicion for him was reduced.

One of his seven companions around a bonfire took a bite of dinner bread. "What if she's already with another man?"

John shrugged, putting his bowl of soup on the ground. "Well, at least I want to know whose child she's carrying."

"You want to do number two?" One of the other comrades asked as the shapeshifter stood up. "You really are like a bird, huh? After you eat, your feces come out immediately."

The soldiers laughed, and John answered as he walked away from them. "Well, I'm built different."