The instant Ma Linya appeared, everyone opened their eyes and looked at her face.
Yetos even stood up and asked, "Lingya, is everything ready?"
She nodded. "Yes, everything is in place. All we have to do now is wait."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone rose and followed Yetos and Tovi Belle out of the warm shelter of the campfire.
The wind outside cut against their faces with a blade-like chill. The woods at night seemed silent, though now and then a sound would suddenly reach their ears. But the Knights' Order's arrival had plunged these woods into absolute silence tonight. Zeng Mu could hear neither insects chirping nor animals moving about.
It was around eight in the evening, and the silver disc in the night sky had not risen very high yet. A glance at the moon's height told Tovi Belle the approximate time. Still, something puzzled him: on a night with such a bright full moon, why were so few stars visible overhead?
Most of the stars seemed to have hidden themselves. Yet a careful look by the clear moonlight revealed no clouds in the pristine night sky, not even the thinnest wisps. It seemed this full-moon night was not as simple as it appeared.
"Has the moonlight drowned out the stars?" he asked, voicing his guess.
Yetos was younger and less experienced than him, but in terms of strength-both his power as an Elementalist and his ability as a commander-he was at least Tovi Belle's equal. That was precisely why he had risen to his current position.
Under everyone's gaze, he first glanced at Ma Linya. To Zeng Mu, the expression on her face was distinctly unusual. This was the first time he had seen her wear anything resembling smug satisfaction.
"Yes. If I remember correctly,