The two of them leaned back against each other, their hearts still racing.

It took a while before they both exhaled a long breath of relief. Even the bravest would feel a shiver of fear recalling what could have happened if they had not spotted the snake in time.

Nash turned and hugged Nina tightly, kissing her on the forehead. "It's okay now. I'll thoroughly check the cave in a bit to make sure nothing like this happens again."

"It's not your fault. No one could have expected a snake to be in the cave," Nina reassured him.

In such a damp place, it was inevitable that there would be snakes. This might have even been the snake's den. They were the intruders, and now they had killed it. In a way, they were the ones being unreasonable.

Nash reignited the torch and carefully inspected the cave, then found some stones to block the entrance. Once everything was secured, he began roasting the snake meat. They did not know how much further they had to travel, so it was best to fill their stomachs while they could.

Meanwhile, things were not going well for the Yaren Tribe. The scout who had earlier reported the battle's progress crawled back into the camp with a broken leg.

"Hurry, get some people over here! Mr. Micah is injured!" His shrill cry caused several people to rush over.

"Where is he? How badly is he

voice trembled, and she looked as if she might collapse at

the ridge..." The scout fainted as

Pharaoh for treatment. The rest of

not hold off the enemy and they broke through, they would surely find Micah. Freya could not

arrived, the warriors had managed to drive the enemy

not hold back

bow tightly, and his right foot was still bleeding, the blood soaking into the muddy ground, leaving it stained

was a scene

The rest, help me carry Mr. Micah back," Freya ordered, biting

her composure. One

ready, they

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