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Tess listened to her comrades as they agreed what the best course of action would be. She smiled when Raiyla agreed with her, and that was soon followed by support from Sydo.

“What is the best way to the capital?” Raiyla asked.

“Well, if we head south, we should exit the forest and head into the fields. There are no roads near there, which means no people, so that should keep us undiscovered.” Sydo replied as he looked over his map.

“I’d rather stick to the roads.” Tess replied. “It’s quicker. We’ll be able to go into Whiterby and rest for a night, and ever since the soldiers and Knights left us, there’s been an increase of Wilderbeasts. One raided my camp yesterday. We‘d be okay against just one, but if we‘re overwhelmed by a pack of them…” She gave Sydo a slight morbid nod. “But we face the same problem on the roads, I’ll admit. Highway men, bandits, and all other scourge of the earth prey on travellers, especially at nightfall.”

Tess sighed loudly as she grabbed the map off Sydo and let her thoughts race on the best course of action. She traced her finger all the way towards the capital. “And that’s just until we reach Whiterby. There’s still a long way to the capital but we should focus on just the first step. First, the plains of Venustas, Whiterby outpost, and finally Whiterby, of course.”

She was unknowingly not being listened to as Marina spoke to Zet, Crim slept, Sydo was with Raiyla and Dugon drifted on with his thoughts. “It’d be lucky if we made it to the capital in a week…, “ She pondered to herself, completely unaware that everyone else was distracted. “Plus, we should keep a mind on expenses. It’s not exactly like any of us look to be excreting gold anytime soon.” She rolled Sydo’s map up and tossed it towards him. “So when do we leave, Sir?”