Sai's signal traveled through the trees where Robert and Harvey were standing.
With just one tap on the bark, Robert caught the sound. Harvey did too. At that moment, both froze completely.
The forest between them held the particular silence of two people who had just been trying to read each other and were now listening for the same third thing.
It came from the south, the sound of heavy footsteps echoing in the air. It was not a beast but a cultivator, moving with an air of confidence and without any need for stealth.
Harvey's eyes moved south without his head turning. Something shifted in his expression.
Not fear. Recognition. He knows who this is.
It took Robert only a second to notice it. The person was from Celestial Brook City. Someone from the Walker Clan. Aaden Walker appeared from the edge of the trees.
A bit leaner than Harvey and quicker on his feet, he moved with a grace that belied the bandage wrapped around his right shoulder from their first encounter.
