Civilian Dragon lord

P2 Chapter 16 Silent death

As Alexa lowered into the fog her descent stopped suddenly. A hand materialized from the fog holding the rope and she heard a quiet voice. Whispers she had learned, could carry farther then a soft voice in fog like this.

“Miss, the ground is just below you. Lower your legs slowly.”

It was John (#3), one of her best wolves, who had gone with Gad to the north.

“Status?”

“The enemy was or is sleeping. We took out about fifteen sentries on the north end without anyone being the wiser so far. The fog is dense but it lifts near the lake. Keep an eye on your sensors. You can see about a foot off the ground if you crawl.”

 Anika came up beside them and handed Alexa a helmet with a thermal lens over one eye. “Nash managed to send us out with an extra one for you. Unfortunately, they are still rather expensive so we couldn’t equip everyone with them.”

Alexa gratefully put on the helmet and fli