There were a few corpses here and there, hatchlings, large-sized basilisks, dead.
Kael's eyes slid over them without lingering. He knew exactly why they were there. He'd made them that way. The sight still made his stomach tighten, not from guilt, but from the risk of recognition. Too many dead hatchlings could raise questions if anyone paid attention.
"Dead bodies…" The boss said in a low tone.
"Shh, the boss is asleep, we'll need to use the advantage, don't talk needlessly." He said as he didn't want to expose the fact that he had already been here and killed off all the hatchlings.
He kept his voice barely above a breath. The boss nodded, surprisingly obedient for once, and the rest of the group followed with quieter steps. Kael could feel the tension behind him like a physical weight. Fifteen bodies, fifteen sets of nerves, fifteen chances for someone to cough at the wrong time.
The boss nodded and followed behind him. The rest of the group also did the same.
