24. War

It was getting late, and the ritual would take place at midnight. Brian and the guards were getting ready to leave. The distance they were going to travel was quite far from the actual distance because they had to go around the main road.

It was estimated that they would arrive at nine o'clock and hide in the forest for about an hour.

"Ruby will send moonlight and rubies to your hiding place to signal that we can enter the base and disguise ourselves. Have you brought your anti-poison masks?" asked Jay as he stood before us, all lined up like innocent Boy Scouts.

"Yes, captain!" Brian and his troops answered Jay's question in unison. Their backs were already carrying their supplies with sharpened bamboo sticks embedded in their grips,

"Then please start your journey. Take care of yourselves! We'll catch up!"

They turned around and started walking away from us. We scattered to Jay's side to see the backs of the formidable warriors who were becoming invisible. While behind us, the tri