119 Impatien (1/2)

Patiently waiting for the distraction to increase with both the tribes, Greyson did not immediately take action. Otherwise, everything would seem like too much of a coincidence and all the current anger could rapidly change direction and focus in on him instead. In the midst of all this, Theo continued to hop back and forth between the tribes' territories and spread rumors about one side attacking the other. Both sides were having infighting issues and felt even more anxious when they heard the other side was planning to attack. Playing off the fact that the enemies did not bother to check with each other on whether the rumors were true, Theo fanned the flames of unrest. No longer bothering with such a scourge, Greyson started to think out a second plan. Sneaking into the heart of the Cidian Bear tribe was not like walking into an open field. Plus, Theo mentioned the tribe leader was equal to a great magister level stage three magician. Overpowered by almost a full level, Greyson did not want to try his luck. Otherwise, he could genuinely be looking at death before he even catches a glimpse of Lucius.

For this, even Theo was not sure what to do. No more brilliant ideas or schemes in the face of just absolute power. Theo himself was at the great magister level stage one, but was still no match for the tribe leader. He could barely face off against the other prominent figures in the tribe. Throughout their time together, Greyson learned more about Theo. For example, his level and that he was in fact already 40 years old which meant he was older than Lucius as well. Still young in terms of magic beast age, but in Greyson's mind that was already middle-aged. He was no longer able to look at this cute mouse the same as before. Picturing himself affectionately petting the head of a 40-year-old man made him shiver in disgust. Already slightly prepared since he knew the appearance of a magic beast was deceiving, he managed to get over the surprise fairly quickly.

”Ultimately, we have to lure the Cidian Bear tribe leader away from the territory. This way, we don't have to worry about detection.” Greyson thinks aloud.

”That will not be easy. Unless it is a major occurrence, the tribe leader virtually never leaves.”

”Should we kidnap the heir again?”

”Don't forget the Cidian Bears are wind element beasts! A great magister level stage three Cidian Bear could probably catch up to you in a heartbeat. There would not be enough time.”

”Well, do you have any ideas on how to trigger a critical battle between the Hargravens and the Cidian Bears?”

”I'm not sure...”

”Wait! You can speak all those other languages right?”

”Yeah?”

”Why don't you give both tribes a false alarm? The Charflys are the scouts for the Hargravens, and the Murs are the scouts for the Cidian Bears. If you speak in their language and warn them that the enemy tribe is attacking, that could start a fight. Not many other magic beasts can mimic the sounds like you can, so it would be hard for them to realize it's an impostor.”

”Actually... that is not a bad idea! I could achieve that.” Theo's eyes lit up with excitement. Already picturing all the tribes panicking after his tricks filled him with delight. Waiting until the dead of night, Theo finally rushed out towards the Hargraven territory first. Finding the Charflys, he shouted out a bunch of random clicking noises. In a panic, the Charflys all heard him and buzzed off to warn the Hargravens. Before long the fires of every tribe were ignited as they all prepared to charge out and meet the Cidian Bears and company. Snickering to himself in the dark, Theo flashed off like a bolt of lightning towards the other side. Skulking around, he soon found himself at the Murs territory. As a rodent species, their language was more familiar for him and thus easier to fake. Screeching out a bunch of frightened squeaks, Theo set off the alarm in the tribe. Subsequent screeching and squeaking exploded throughout the tribe and spread off towards all the surrounding tribes. Thrown into disarray, they gathered themselves and prepared to rush out and fight with the Hargravens.