Aseti placed his two fingers in his mouth and blew a whistle.
Soon, the sound of clustered hoofbeats could be heard.
Aseti's mount, Wind Demon, hurried over, followed by hundreds of horses from the original group.
Among them was a humongous four-legged Giant Lizard that looked somewhat foolish.
In the current situation, the horses left behind would only become targets for arrows.
Apart from the horses that were tied to carts and got killed by arrows immediately, the others were led away by Wind Demon.
No one hesitated. Those who were injured mounted up and continued moving northwards.
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Outside the mountains and forests.
The faces of the three leaders of the 'Life-takers' were shrouded in gloom as they listened to reports from their subordinates.
This gloom did not only contain anger, but mostly fear and helplessness.
The excitement they felt last night upon hearing Rebecca's news was proportional to the fear they felt today.