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.

asked urgently, "Where is he? How badly

as if she might

the ridge..." The scout fainted

to Pharaoh for treatment. The rest

they would surely find Micah. Freya could not bear to think about what would happen if Micah was captured. And what would become of the

they arrived, the warriors had managed

hold back her tears when

bow tightly, and his right foot was still bleeding, the

was a scene

treatment. The rest, help me carry Mr. Micah back,"

composure. One

they began the

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