"I think this was a well planned attack, Ileus," said Kaizan.
Ileus glanced over Kaizan's shoulders and watched the Mozias and Darla drag the dead bodies and pick up the limbs of fallen bandits across the road and into the forest and pile them up in a heap. He knew that the patrol would come and clear the bodies soon. It was a common occurrence on the trade path. So when Kaizan said that it was a well-planned attack, he narrowed his eyes. "Why do you say that?"
"Did you see the sheer number they attacked us in? Besides, they were all well armed. I think they were funded by someone." He dug his hands inside his pocket and took out a parchment with blood sprayed over it. It was impossible to read what was written in it, but when he folded it back, and the seal joined, Ileus' eyes widened with shock. The seal had the royal crest of the Zmjia.
