Night fell, and the group set up their camp and sat around a fire. The air was tense, and the slightest sounds made them flinch.
Ezra watched them with slight amusement. If they had only listened to him and let him play the bad guy, they would have been able to avoid this current predicament.
"We better sleep in shifts, two at a time, that way we can ensure that we are safe. There are beasts that hunt at night, like the night wolves.
When I scouted, there was a pack of ten not too far away from here, and their leader is a rank two beast.
There is no saying if they may attack or not, so we best keep our eyes open," Ezra said.
"I still don't get it. Why would the academy throw its students into such situations?" Aaron asked.
"What don't you understand? The academy is tired of pampering lazy kids, nobles, and commoners that feel their abilities make them entitled.