Bonds and Chains (Part 1)

Lith immediately took out his communication amulet, checking on both Kamila and Zinya, sighing in relief when he noticed that their runes were still there.

"What the heck happened here and why didn't you assign at least one Phoenix as a bodyguard for Aran and Leria?" Lith said after finding the corpses of Brionac and Volgun, the magical beasts of Zinya's children, and that of Captain Locrias among the fallen.

"Because they leave the Desert for less than two hours per day, in an area protected by powerful arrays and with a Warp Gate always available thanks to my influence. No seal can shut down the passage to the Desert." Salaark replied.

"On top of that, I know about Tezka's presence and relied on his protection. I don't know whether to be more shocked by him giving priority to the Yehval children or by an enemy capable of holding their ground against him for more than one second."