The carriage moved undisturbed when suddenly Bahamut moved. His right hand shot forward, catching a small, round object right in front of Exildra's face. The sudden movement surprised the others, but before they could react, the object exploded in Bahamut's face, releasing blinding smoke in the carriage. How the object entered the carriage in the first place was equally unknown, but they didn't have time to find out.
The carriage stopped abruptly as everyone quickly got out with some difficulty. But they were ambushed. On the trees, around them, everywhere was filled with people in rugged clothes with their faces covered. They wielded various weapons: bows and arrows, rugged swords, spears, clubs, crossbows... They came prepared.
"To think we failed to draw you into the pit..." a deep voice sounded in their ears, prompting them to turn towards it. A tall, muscular man with a scar across his face, wearing heavy rusty armor, appeared out of the clearing. He held a...
