Chapter Sixty-Three: Second Raid on Hammerhorn Part One

We resumed our journey to Hammerhorn, but in a lengthy detour for several hours. It was slow, though we kept ourselves hidden in the undergrowth at a stealthy pace. We had to be covert when sneaking into the underground base to avoid their patrols.

The first patrol we found was a sign that we had arrived. Owing to the Green Bits’ reconnaissance earlier, we managed to bypass several patrolmen until we reached the river. From our left, the hill-fort was in that direction.

Chief Bess turned all the Green Bits into crocodiles and panthers. They swam to the other side of the river before dispersing into the trees to check for patrols. We waited for a moment until they came back and wagged their tails.

“It’s clear.” Chief Bess signaled Raja to transform into his giant form and grabbed everyone except me, Marseille, and Deborah.

Deborah summoned an eight-spoked wheel that hovered in the air. She and Marseille hopped on and flew across. I threw Raja and his p