Nobody behind him said a word for a second, every set of eyes locked onto the back of his head, then they all started talking over each other at the same time.
"What do you mean we're fucked?" Cassie demanded, scrambling up from her spot beside Jonas as fresh panic flooded back into her voice.
"You literally just finished promising us that nobody was going to die today," Jonas added, one hand still pressed flat against the scar on his chest.
The scout didn't manage anything coherent, just a thin strangled noise while he gripped his walking stick like it could somehow save him.
Juna appeared at Hajin's shoulder, her ears pinned flat and her claws sliding out while she scanned the treeline.
"Master, what did that screen of yours just say?" she asked quietly, her tail held stiff behind her.
He didn't answer any of them yet, his eyes still locked on the red panel sitting in the corner of his vision.
