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The scouting



Two weeks after the ambush, they were near the place they had been sent. The captain looked at them.  He thought for a moment, then points at Bulliwyf. "I need you and your friends to explore the zone. No matter what, we need you to come back, so don´t start a fight", "As you wish, my lord".

The feet of three, Rhia, Herger and Bulliwyf walked with decision but stealthily for the field. Herger used to be a quiet man with an amazing talent to find traces, Bulliwyf was good improvising and Rhia was stealthier, fast and small. They did a good group with an interesting teamwork. Herger guided them from a camp of orcs to another. Bulliwyf was coordinating and when someone had to be closer to see what movement they were doing, Rhia was sent. She always was nervous, but concentrated, cause when she approached to the places their mates were near, but not enough to help her in a hurry.

They could see there were unless 200 orcs moving in the surrounding between all the camps. This time she was closer to the cave where those beasts had their barrow, she got advance til she reached a larger bush over the hill. Bulliwyf was not too far, behind a big stone, With Herger hided by the other roc beside him. Then something was wrong, something happened to her, she just stopped and felt to the ground over her kneels putting her hands over her stomach like if something had hurt her. "Rhia??" whispers. He Looked at Herger confused and Herger give him back the same gaze. He made a sigh to Herger to wait for him and approaches at her slowly and stealthily trying not to be caught by the eyes of the orcs of the camp. He was worried, just in case any orcs discovered to her, but he was looking around and he couldn´t see anything.

Then suddenly, Rhia stand up, with the wild gaze full of fury he knew well, putting her hand over her mace. He opened his eyes and started running with all his being towards her whispering "no, no, no, no, no,...!!!!". He jumped over her covering her mouth with his big hand holding her tightly and very strongly in the same moment she was going to discover her position. "No... no, no!!!! easy soldier... breath...!!! what... the...!!??" He stopped whispering when he saw what she was watching. One orc was whipping Anadryt for him to finish the weapon he was doing. Anadryt seemed ill, pale, emaciated, covered of dry blood and dirtiness, but he was alive. Rhia was fighting for him to let her free but Bulliwyf was much stronger, finally she felt over the floor crying by impotence, with him still holding her preventing she could talk and whispering to her ears "Listen to me, sturdy...!!!! We are three , they are 14...!!! You will die in the same moment you leave this bush... and he will die with you...!! We have to come back, I promise we will help him...!!" he sighed "Now you chose if you want we all die... or not". Takes off his hand of her mouth and left her free hoping his words had an answer. Fortunately, she just only nodded, and they all started the way to come back.