The group of survivors stood together beneath the blood-red sky, exhaustion weighing on their expressions as they all watched Damien arrive.
Their clothes were torn and dirty, their eyes filled with uncertainty despite being free. They were awaiting a word. Any word.
They simply wanted Damien to speak.
Damien remained mounted on Fenrir, his silver-haired silhouette standing out against the darkened forest. His gaze swept across the crowd, his mind working through the next steps.
They had escaped.
They had survived.
But now—they needed a place to go.
He turned to Lizella, his voice calm but firm. "Where are you all from?"
There was a brief silence before the first person spoke. "Far towards the east of the continent."
Then another. "The southern kingdom of Edorg."
"Raegon, a town close to Edorg." A third person added.