Chapter 77: Arranged marriage (1)

Even though they had to carry an unconscious person, their movement speed wasn't something to laugh at. Drew and the guard leader of the hammersmiths carried the target throughout the night, but even though they hurried, they only reached half of the path back when the sun was starting to rise. They were a bit tired as well since they weren't used to that kind of task.

"We can't just stop here since we are close to the frontlines, we will have to keep moving," Leo said.

Moving during the day would make them easy to spot while moving in those long grasslands. Still, they didn't have any other option. They moved hard for four hours, but eventually, they found a pursuing party behind them.

"We are only ten kilometers away from Vergena, to think that they would us this far…" Leo said while clenching his teeth.

"We tried to make the horses run away toward all directions, but they recovered them too fast," Drew said.