Damon watched tents get propped up and battle lines get drawn. The vanguard area was huge and stretched along several patches of the forest. The goal of this part of the force was to burn the forest and establish a safe path.
Evangeline was one of the crucial players on this route. Her abilities were the natural enemy of all dark beings and runes drawn by her were very effective. Not to mention she was a powerful fighter. The forest was a twisted place. Other than the horrors there was also corruption and rot. If you touched the wrong thing or the wrong thing touched you then you were bound to get corrupted. Listening to the forest whispers also got you corrupted.
The lucky ones were the ones who died outright. The unlucky ones turned into monsters slowly.
