Chapter 159

The rain continued to fall with varied intensity throughout the night. Maxi lay awake in her cot, her pounding heart preventing her from sleeping even though she knew she needed to rest for the following day's work.

Tormented by anxiety, she had been staring into space with sunken eyes for God knew how long when she heard sobbing. She sat bolt upright.

At first, she wondered if she had misheard the wind. However, the faint sound that resonated through the rain gradually grew clearer.

Throwing on her robe, Maxi rushed out of the tent.

"H-Has something happened?"

The squires had pitched a tarp over the entrance to prevent the rain from getting in. Ulyseon snapped his head up from the small brazier.

"The noise must have woken you up, my lady."

The squire stared out into the white mist that had descended on the camp with a look of apprehension. The rain was now a weak, dew-like drizzle, and the sky held the bluish hint of dawn.