Reinforcements

The Second Consort shot an arrow into the sky and watched it be blown away by the wild wind like a feather towards an unknown destination.

"Is the Dragon King really going to let us die here?" She couldn't find anyone else to question, so at last she fixed her eyes on Red Bat and used her as a substitute for Shangguan Ru.

"Instructor's going to come back." Red Bat was absolutely positively sure about this.

"Then she'd better hurry up. Or else she'll have to collect my body."

Red Bat frowned. The Second Consort sighed in response, wondering why she was taking a servant so seriously. She looked at Duodun who was wooden and expressionless, and the thought of fleeing struck her yet again.

She had prepared herself for certain death, but as time passed by, her resolution started to waver.

"Silver Condor, you may leave now." In the Second Consort's eyes, the name of the old Khan's wing guard would always be "Silver Condor."