The dawn came, and the dim light coloured everything a soupy grey. The compound doors opened to let out the knights. Only a few would stay behind to guard the compound, pulling double and even triple shifts to make up for the absence of their fellows. The jungle stirred around them as animals went about their business.
“The aircrafts have already been out searching for her in a grid pattern,” said Gevery. “But they found no sign of her from above. It might be that the foliage of the trees is too thick and interrupts our instruments. If we set out in the direction of the next compound, we may be able to find her.”
“Or what’s left of her,” muttered Besry.
“Don’t say that,” Yaliana said. “We mustn’t give up hope, not until it becomes obvious that she is beyond our help.”
Besry snorted and
