CH201 The Weight of a Father's Teachings
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By the next morning, Allen Holder, his new student Udara, and a re-disguised Alex exited Warlton City's gates in a merchant caravan similar to the one that had brought them there.
This time, they headed in a different direction from their arrival town, eventually reaching another resupply town along the trade route to and from Warlton City, where they quietly left the caravan.
A short hike into the nearby woods brought them to a small clearing. Moments later, the wind howled as two lesser wyverns descended and landed before them. Two men dismounted from the beasts.
Although Allen didn't bother with introductions, and neither man wore a concealing cloak, their quiet, shadowy demeanour told Alex exactly who they were—members of Black Mantle.
The lesser wind wyverns were noticeably faster than gryphons, shaving nearly half a day off the return trip to the Northern Dankrot Barrier Fort.
