Lingering Traces

The thick canopy and the darkness it created could not hide Ed as he dashed through the forest. His speed made him eye-catching. 

The main reason was that he had nothing to hide. He also wasn't willing to see orc lives being sacrificed, especially not if he wasn't present. At least he could give them a second chance at life if he was.

'Although that depends on whether one considers reincarnating without one's old memories as a second life' Ed felt that it really wasn't but some might think differently. Regardless, Ed couldn't possibly delve into the topic at the current moment.

His first thoughts were thinking about where the enemies could have come from. The only two occasions he could think of that would make the thunder cry tribe face danger was overwhelming numbers or strong elites as they themselves are arguably considered.