89 - Better A Slave

It had been three days since the search for Aniya and her son had begun.

The search through the forest had been futile.

The soldiers were tired and running out of resources. They had to go back to the village and report the situation.

Eli didn't want to go back without finding them but it was illogical to keep on the search when reporting back to the village would help the situation better, as they would broaden the search beyond just the surrounding borders but into those other villages instead.

The sun was setting and it would be better to get out of the forest before dark.

They started heading back to the village, but something strange happened at that moment.

The little stones on the ground started to vibrate and the earth started to quake.

Chaos erupted, and the soldiers ran towards the village, colliding with one another, as the mighty trees around them fell to the ground.

Two soldiers lost their footing, as a tree fell behind them, the long branches knocking them to the g