No Optimism 

Another day passed...

As Minos' group moved closer to the heart of the Phoenix territory, their pursuers were not far behind!

The Gorgon group was now less than two hours away from Minos' group, while the snakes of one of the tribes that had lost part of their people to Emperor Stuart's group followed in the Gorgon's footsteps.

These snakes were not as good at hunting as the Gorgons, but they were very good at following the footsteps of other snake-like creatures.

By following the footsteps of the Gorgons, the serpent group was practically on par with the most dangerous group for Minos' people, even though they were much weaker than those creatures!

But as they silently approached their targets, these snakes would soon stop their pursuit when they saw that something had reached the gorgons and caused them to stop their chase temporarily.