Caglis coughed heavily and simply stopped replying.
Ben smiled and then took out a black, spindle-shaped stone from his backpack. The previous battle could be considered fierce, as he lost four of his young warriors. This was the first loss since entering the Black Forest.
Apart from the dead, there were also those who were severely injured. It could be said that this was the first time the group Ben personally trained went to battle, and a full ten percent lost combat capabilities, despite being under the cover of Centaurs and Tree Elves.
However, he was satisfied that the deaths and injuries of their comrades did not overthrow these young warriors. Although morale inevitably waned, at least no one despaired or collapsed because of it.
This means they were already qualified warriors.
