At first light, a sentry on Bandar City's new watchtower blew the alarm horn to signal an enemy attack!
"Quick, quick! Enemies!"
The squad leaders stationed beneath the watchtower were the first to wake. They hurried their warriors up onto the tower.
Once the warriors had climbed up, they gazed into the distance, searching for the enemy's silhouettes in the light of the sun, which had only just risen.
Just then, a scream rang out behind them. They turned to see the warrior who had blown the horn collapsing to the ground, limp.
"An enemy is using Stealth! Stay alert, everyone! Groups of three, back to back! Squad leaders, use Saxi's revealing powder!"
Saxi had just hurried over after hearing the alarm. Seeing this, he shouted out his orders.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
The warriors followed Saxi's instructions and stood back to back. The squad leaders had already reached for their pockets when a round of applause rang out.
"No need to use that stuff. I'm coming out."
Lantresuo stepped out of a shadow along the city wall, smiling at them.
When Saxi saw that the one who'd been using Stealth was Lantresuo, the tension left his muscles. He put his battle axe behind his back, then raised both hands to signal for everyone to stand down.
"Go have the brothers check on that unlucky fellow who got 'taken out.'"
As Saxi gave the order, he walked over to Lantresuo.
"Did everything go smoothly this time? Why hasn't the Chieftain come back yet?"
Hearing Saxi's question, Lantresuo smiled. "Just wait a moment."
He climbed onto the battlement, took out a whistle made of beast bone, and blew it.
Lantresuo had only been blowing for a short while when Saxi and the others spotted several dark shapes racing toward them in the