C26 26 - Ambush

The camp fell silent, and the scout's warning lingered in the cool night air.

"And I don't think they're mercenaries."

There was a pause of many seconds. The crackling fire seemed very loud all of a sudden, each sharp pop piercing through the quiet with an unnerving intensity. Ace’s silver eyes stayed fixated on the scout as he went over the report, working out the ramifications