"Follow me!" the Lord called out, raising his arm. Everyone charged out of the temporary camp.
Standing on a snowy slope, Si Kai pointed into the distance. The terrain was higher here, offering a better view.
The heavy snow had stopped, but under the night sky, it was impossible to see very far by the faint starlight alone. They could just faintly make out a dark figure treading through the ankle-deep snow, slowly advancing toward them.
Levi narrowed his eyes, peering into the darkness behind the figure, trying to spot more men.
"Just one?"
"I can't see clearly. The scouts spotted him first, and they said there really is only one," Si Kai replied, shaking his head.
The reason he hadn't acted rashly was that the whole situation was just too bizarre.
'If this was one of the Wilderness People deserting out of fear, why would he be walking *toward* us?'
But if not, why was he alone? It was completely baffling.
