We are enemies now

Both groups reunited and then soon moved to help Sealyn and the others. They didn't say a single word since their task was obvious. Still, much to their surprise, they found Sealyn's group returning. While they looked unscathed, they also looked troubled. 

"What is wrong? Did something happen?" Rain asked.

"Well, yeah…" Sears said after she looked around and saw that everyone looked uncomfortable about saying anything. "We went to fight the arcanists, and the yellow mist clan joined the fight… However, before anything could happen, a third party joined the fight and stopped it."

"Another army of another lord?" Rain asked.

"A small group of people actually… they looked almost exactly the same as Esmeralda and her family," Seara said.