Reto and Mano positioned the people on the flanks and rear, having them patrol back and forth to maintain order and security among the refugee group. Although it sounded simple, it was a tedious task. They had worked hard for half a morning just for this, and now Reto was here to report the results.
Mano, however, had another purpose. He and Char sorted and handed over the armor fragments collected from the Undead Scout Cavalry last night to Brand for inspection.
Most of the pieces were broken metal rings, with only a few metal fragments. Brand picked each piece up and examined it in the sunlight, then felt the inside of the metal rings with his fingertip. He quickly found that familiar insignia—a single eye.
Brand handed the armor fragments back to Mano and said, "It seems that the troops trailing us belong to Dead Maggot, just as history says—"
