Scouting
‘More meadows to cover ….’ She sighs, ‘this is the never-ending forest’ after all.’
She was referring to the great plains of tall grass in front of her – rodents and insects still dash, flitter, and scamper about in this area. There’s a white and fading dirt path in this old field – she continues to run, jumping down a small cliff, and making great leaps on the giant stones of a great stream. Soon, there were less trees, and more open space. She could see the great traveler’s road, and follows it.
Eventually, she came upon the open entrance to Kingdom Edalia. The huge and heavily built iron gates were open, and knights stood at the sides of the entrance, keeping watch on any suspicion of any passersby that arrive. They stood still in their heavy armor, and made no movement. One can almost believe that they are statues made of metal. As the demon walks though the entrance with none stopping her, Leviath wonders if they have a sorcerer on the watch … they wouldn’t be wearing such a heavy apparel. There’s a chance that they’re simply watching from afar … but even if that’s the case, they’re not doing their duty effectively.
Humans, stray dogs and cats, children helping their family do work for business, markets – Leviath continues to move on, mindfully trying not to bump into too many in this crowded place. It was noisy too – everyone chatted about the little things in life, drama, calculations, concerns, and prices. She attempts to block out their trivial words. She continues to stroll around, seeing mask, food, drink, and herbal shops, most particularly eyeing the masks.
Finally arriving elsewhere more spacious, she no longer had to constantly think about or check her bag’s content in getting stolen in such a crowd. And now, Leviath’s clear mind and focus was supreme at this moment – she intended to make use of her concentration to gather as much information of the locations of this place so as to take note of what’s old and new in the ever-changing buildings of this place.
After a while of strolling, she finally sees the palace in the distance.
She remembers the first time on how she got in there, but had to escape immediately because a sorcerer was after Leviath after discovering traces of demon presence. Telling by the added enchanted protection crystals on the walls and gates surrounding the palace, more intellect will be needed in order to bust into this place.
… What’s this?
She felt something small, holding and tugging her hand. She turns to see a little adorable girl. Leviath wasn’t sure how to react … is this a sincere human, or another trick? The little girl looked scared, and was hugging a furry stuffed rabbit. It seemed a little dirtied.
“I can’t find Ma … will you help me?” The girl asked with pleading eyes.
‘Gah … I’m busy ….’
Leviath takes a deep breath. This is what you get when you decide to show yourself in daylight … humans just come up to you at the most unnecessary time. If only Leviath could sneak in the night whilst hide her presence just as well as the true demons – such was not her skill. She was more less on her demonic powers than the others in the forest.
Leviath replies, “What does she look like?”
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Deep within the forests, Snow was playing in the small streams, splashing around and getting drenched. He quickly hops out, and shakes off the water. Suddenly, he heard a squirrel squeak in terror, the squeak of terror of which was quickly silenced, a hiss followed afterwards. Snow had his hairs up on his body, and quickly ran up a tree, getting away from the snake on the forest floors before it sees him. His little heart was beating speedily. He then lies on a branch, wondering how to get away from this danger without getting eaten.
