Astrea
We had to warn the Royals about what we had smelt. If the rogues were so close by, it meant that they were frequently infiltrating the patrols at the perimeters.
"We must call the Queen," I gasped.
Leo glanced at his watch.
"But it is already past midnight," he pointed out.
My mouth widened, appalled by his revelation.
"What? Have we stayed out that long?" I exclaimed.
"Yeah… I guess we lost track of time. So, now what?"
"Call Xander. He might still be awake," I indicated.
He called him without any delay. When he answered the call, Leo put it on speaker so that we could speak.
"Hello," he answered groggily.
"Hey, Xander, we need to talk…"
"What… you still out?" Xander seemed to have woken up.
"Yeaaaahhh, we kind of lost track of time," he sheepishly mumbled
