175 City of Refuge (3)

It was a quiet journey back.

Yes, it was to be expected as they trekked through the night and kept the disturbance to their surroundings to a minimal. But it was not just so, but more the atmosphere under which they walked.

Lars had done wisely to remain silent the entire time since he was captured, except to answer with his name when asked and that he was lost, injured and far from his home base, which was technically true.

However, he couldn't help but feel something... *Other* about the atmosphere right now... But he also couldn't open his mouth to speak due the foreboding sense of heaviness surrounding them.

Different from the sense of quiet of a troop traveling discreetly, it felt like there were a tension in the air that prevented anyone from making the slightest sound. In fact, if he sensed it right, the others were even breathing exceptionally lightly despite the vigorous pace they were keeping!