Downstream

The expedition group ran through the woods with the Quintin siblings being in the center. Unfortunately, due to the lower physique of the son and daughter of a merchant lord, it meant that they weren't as physically as fit as the others, which caused the group to run at a lower pace. Due to that, the savage warriors, making sounds like animals, were slowly catching up to them. 

"You, and you, hold them off!" ordered Kastan to two guards. The two guards in white and grey uniforms obeyed without question and proceeded to break off from the group and buy the expedition group some precious time. 

The group kept on running, but their numbers were becoming thinner every time Kastan heard the human made animal noises were getting closer. Somehow though, the dispatching of guards paid off. The noises eventually disappeared as they exited the forest and in front of them, they were welcomed by a gentle rush of water coming from a small river.