Grant We landed in a lush green forest with moss, water and grass growing everywhere. Once everyone was here, the portal closed and we cautiously moved toward the buildings we needed inside of. I saw a few guards close to the buildings but not in the trees. I even scanned the tops of the trees in case any were there on guard, like Brock was in the trees watching me and Eric last night. I didn’t see anyone close by, so we started moving forward and watching in every direction. Once we were thirty yards away, we all stopped and got close to the ground. Mom took the satchel from Curt and put her shoes in it before putting it over her shoulder. She put her hands on the bare ground and her magic went to work as vines killed the five guards out on patrol. Seventy-eight more mercenaries to go.