The contingent of Valor soldiers camped for a few hours of rest, while several vehicles containing the Fire Keepers secretly continued forward. They advanced at moderate speed for a few hours, then hid the vehicles between the rusty ruins of massive machines left behind by the Dark Times and continued toward the place of the ambush on foot.
Sunny walked with them, scouting the path ahead with his shadows. As he did, he heard the Fire Keepers talk.
One of them — a tall young man who possessed the Ability to summon two more arms and fought by wielding two greatswords — was speaking in a contemplative tone:
"...It's been a while since I killed a human. Honestly, I sort of assumed that I would never have to do it again after leaving the Forgotten Shore. Should have known better, really."
He sighed, then glanced at the leader of his cohort:
"What about you, Shim?"
Shim, the healer who usually fought where the battle was direst, wielding a shield and a spear, shrugged.
