Moon and the rest nodded their understanding.
Good to know. So we decide before we cross whether we're engaging or observing. Once we're in that clearing, the choice makes itself.
"Okay," Moon said, his voice low. "Let's go. Stay ready. We assess when we see the field, then decide how to play it."
They advanced the final stretch, and the sounds of the battle rose around them, beast roars rolling through the trees, shrill cries splitting the unnatural quiet, the crash of heavy bodies colliding. The glow of the forest floor grew brighter ahead, the canopy thinning, the purple twilight opening up as the treeline approached.
Moon moved to the front, Honeybun and Mirage flanking him, and eased up to the edge of the cover to get his first real look at the two warring species and the battlefield they'd carved out of the twilight forest.
Moon reached the edge of the treeline and looked out over the battlefield, activating Eye of Truth on both species at once.
