A Lower Demon (4)

He relied on his athletic speed for now. Using Shadow Move would be too fast; he might miss spotting anyone in need of help. At this pace, he estimated it would take him ten minutes to clear the forest, and the village was only a hundred meters beyond it.

Memories flashed in his mind — a night in front of the ger, when he had gathered his first three clones. The instructions he had given them were as clear as if it had been yesterday. A map of the village had been spread out on a table that day, with ten locations marked. He had said: