Bab 567: Chapter 567 - Voices from the Darkened Forest

Everyone held their ground, watching as the five Eternal Flame Fae Beasts prepared to attack, their movements measured, as if calculating their next move.

Melliandra scowled irritably. "Damn, why are there so many of them? Damn these Fae, damn it!"

"They might have had a better chance if they'd shown up with Morel earlier," Elincia muttered bitterly.

"Lucky for us, they didn't," Broken replied.

"I thought Faebeasts were wild and relentless. Why aren't they attacking yet?" Kingsley asked, still in his Bear form.

"Could they be holding us here on purpose?" Alora wondered aloud.

"What's the plan, Broken?" Kingsley asked.

"Oh, we should definitely take them out as quickly as possible!" Melliandra insisted.

Broken paused, thinking it over. "I've noticed that since these attacks began, many of the Fae we've encountered have only recently transformed into Eternal Flame forms."