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As highelves, Thalin and Ved had sharper hearing than humans. Thalin saw that Ved noticed the same slight change in the noise of the forest at the same time he did.
Thalin instinctively ducked behind a tree trunk, shielding his body from whatever had caused the disturbance. Ved had done something similar. Crouching, Thalin furrowed his brow in a question to Ved, did he know what it was?
Thalin lifted the scythe from his shoulder and balanced it along the back of his arm, keeping it out of sight from whatever waited within the forest. He slid his dagger back into its sheath but ready in case he needed it.
Thankful for setting the tripwire within the treeline, it was between them and whoever, or whatever was trying to sneak up on them.
He tapped the link between himself and the Knight, 'Me and Ved aren't alone out here. It is too soon to be the demons you're sending our way. It is possible they already know what we're planning.' an edge of Thalin's hyper-paranoia escaped his mental barriers and echoed down the link, for an instant revealing his mental-state to the Knight.