Ringivek raised a small finger. “A lesson for the three of you, taught as best I can in times of necessity. To hunt to the best of your ability, you must [i]think[/i] like your prey. If you were a mad villain looking to capture the trainees of a remote village, what would be your first order of business?” He looked at the three of them, and when none of them could provide an answer, he continued. “Well, it certainly wouldn’t be to announce his presence. No, he must have had a plan, yes? There’s another part of his plan that we have yet to discover. Maybe we should look around the village stealthily for that.” The three trainees nodded in agreement, and quietly made their way outside, staying close to the edges of the cobbled road and remaining in the shadows, eyes peeled for any hint of Cmirg or his minions. As they left, a thought flashed through Rysko’s mind. He remembered his own family, lost somewhere in this chaos and confusion. Arte’s father and the village midwife were already gone… How many more would be gone before the end? [i]To be continued…[/i] [b]Yo, can everyone upvote this reply so it gets priority over the others? I forgot to mark the main post as a question post.[/b]