352 AN AMBUSH (1/2)

It has been five days since they left the safety place and now, Senja's small group would cross the borders.

Except her way to trick Elder Dam to get a carriage for her, Senja didn't regret it even a bit, because along the way there were not any village that they could find and all of these five straight nights they had been sleeping in the open clearing. Sometimes, Elder Dam would sleep while sitting inside the carriage as well.

See? It's more convenient to travel with it…

Tomorrow they would meet with the rest of the Shadow Guards, there were hundreds of them that would be waiting in the border. Apparently the soldiers who would be guarding the gate were the Shadow Guards from the Black Sword Clan who still pledge their loyalty toward Elder Dam. So, they could cross without much trouble. Or, that was what they thought.

Senja's wake up when she heard Yoda's voice was calling out her name again and again. There was an urge in his tone, that Senja could feel the moment she was somber.

”What happen?” Senja asked while rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She looked around her surrounding and the dim orange light from which past trough the window of the carriage, indicating it was still early in the morning as the sun not yet fully rose in the horizon.

”We are ambush…” Yoda spoke in dreadful tone, his voice was a little bit shaky.

Senja fully woke up when she heard Yoda's information. ”We are what?” She asked, but didn't wait for the answer before she open the curtain behind Yoda's seat and looked around her.

The moment Senja's eyes were laid down on the situation surround her, she gasped in horror.

In the clearing, surrounding their group of four people there were no less than a hundred soldiers with Wang Yu on the front line.

They were completely surrounded.

”Senja, stay inside.” Elder Dam said sternly from beside her carriage before he got off from his horse. Senja nodded as she looked at her grandfather with worry.

”Yoda, whom army they are?” Senja whispered softly to Yoda. She could sense that they didn't come from the Black Sword Clan, because there was no feeling of respect when they watched Elder Dam, the usual respect feeling that Shadow Guard felt upon Elder Dam.

”From the bow they are bringing I guess they are come from the Golden Arrow Archer of the Crown Prince Xiao Wang Wei.” Yoda whispered back at Senja.