"They have cleaned all the crystals, Captain."
Althea scrunched her brows at the Squire giving his report. The Squires under her command had performed a quick inspection on the killed boars.
The sight of them laying around, bathed in blood, was the sight that greeted them when they arrived at the second mountain.
'That means a team is already here. I thought with Clannad going another way, we would be the first one to reach this mountain. Is it that boy?'
The three Knights stood beside her, waiting for her decision. Despite her young age Althea was a captain and their equal. Within the Northern Hawks only military ranks mattered.
"What do you think, girl? Should we take another route?" Lady Briella asked impatiently. She had never been one to spend too much time thinking. She liked taking actions.
"No," Althea shook her head, raising her head to discuss with the other captains. "We already are behind at least one time. We will lose the first day completely if we go further."
