Bait
Beneath him, his demon horse began to snort and paw the ground. Although there were no demon horses back on earth, Alexander immediately understood the meaning behind its actions. Hostiles were nearby.
"I suggest we retreat first and do some recon." Buccephalas said quietly.
"Hmmm" Alexander agreed. He turned his demon horse around and motioned for the rest to follow him. They went back slowly the way they came, cantering for a few minutes before Alexander stopped. The rest reined in their horses and stopped as well.
As they stood there and observed the distant town, they began to feel extremely uncomfortable. It was deathly silent, like a cemetery. She drew her wand and motioned for her bodyguards to do the same.
Alexander raised his hand. "Don't do anything." He said softly.
"I could scan the entire town from here." Aleyria whispered back.