Astrea walked out of the carriage and immediately covered her nose with the back of her hand. Her gaze was cold as she stared at the forest in front of her. She could sense and feel the ominous atmosphere coming from the forest.
"Your Holiness?" Novia stared at Astrea with a worried expression.
"I'm fine..." Astrea immediately put a smile on her face as she shook her head. "Let's head in," she said as she walked toward the forest.
Rasmus walked in the front while Novia and Xena were in the back. They wanted to protect Astrea from any kind of threat since she only brought four paladins with her.
"That tree over there, we go right from there," Xena pointed at the tree with a few cut marks on the bark.
Rasmus looked at the ground and there were trails of horses and even wheels of carriages. The trails looked old and preserved because of the extremely cold weather.
"So this place is their secret hideout?" Astrea looked at Xena.
