Malakai turned toward the direction his finger was pointing and narrowed his eyes. It was the opposite direction from where they had gone earlier.
'Deeper into the forest.'
If the entire forest was the Gor'Mekhai's territory, then following Grunde meant entering deeper into enemy ground.
'It's too dangerous.' The adjudicator had said they had Blooms. If the city was wary of them, then Nyx might not be able to protect him.
Malakai's gaze stayed on the trail. 'I don't want to miss this,' he thought. 'I'll only follow him so far. I'll stop if he goes too deep.'
He told himself that and began sprinting through the forest.
Despite the eeriness of the place, Malakai would've still preferred being in the forest rather than out.
The vita density here was so high he could feel it clinging to his skin. And the deeper he went, the more it seemed to increase. It was insane, addictive.
And with each passing second, Malakai could hear the faint call of the life essence within him.
