Update 2
Watching the ground ahead of him, Tadus was careful with each and every step; he knew this area. And he knew that there were many places to hide. Somewhere the assassin had to hide. Walking through the tall meadow grass, he scouted in the distance. Behind him, Daymien slowly followed, crouching in the cover of the thick vegetation. "Is it safe?" Daymien asked. "I think so," Tadus said, turning his head at a big oak down by a creek, "I suppose we can move forward. Dangit, that assassin is freaking me out. He has probably been watching us for hours." "I hope not," Daymien said, frightened, while looking behind his back.
"Oi, mate," a deep voice growled from in behind a tree, hollowly echoing throughout the grove, "When are we getting out of this stupid forest?" Rai, a local lumberjack, held his heavy axe in his hand while dragging himself through the bushes. Ahead of him, another large man balanced a battle axe in his hand. "Don't blame me," Metage said, "I never wanted to be a lumberjack. It was
you who dragged
me into this." They continually growled at each other before finally reaching a clearing; and before them, their king waited. Lee smiled at them, and they fell silent, following him into Iron Point.
Waking up at daylight's first break, Lohim felt dizzy. He had still not fully recovered from the attack the day before, but he had to move onwards. If he didn't find the mages soon, they would probably spot him again and land their second strike. Rising, he began walking towards the Spider Forest - he had to take cover before moving on.
He concentrated. Harbin was bended over a book inside his tent. Some of these texts were hard to interpret - the ancient writings of the old archmages weren't always the clearest - and it was considered heresy to copy these texts. He had to stick with this. Only the fewest magicians were able to use these spells. Mesmerizing to himself, he slowly felt the upcoming presence of clouds at the desired location - as he suddenly felt something was wrong. He heard a low shuffling just outside the tent. He laid the book down beside him and took his trustworthy staff, then slowly walked towards the entrance - and suddenly the whistling of steel could be heard as a sword cut through the tent linen, cutting into Harbin's shoulder. Enraged, he cursed and shouted an ancient word, blasting a circle of fire outwards through the tent. When he came to his senses, the attacker was gone. Who could it be? He had to report to his king... At least before the attacker returned. Moving through the camp hastily, his vision was still blurred from the pain. Not even a potent magician like himself could stand this; how despicable! However, he noticed hands and voices around him, suddenly realizing he was being carried by a couple of men. "Who are you," he muttered. "Master Harbin," a young voice answered, "The king has been attacked. We have to have a tactical meeting about this."
Harbin was frightened. Were these attackers the same person? Was the enemy already this close?
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