James was looking at everyone, not quite sure what to make of it. The pleasant stroll seemed to have just come to an end.
Draco sighed heavily and looked towards the shore once more. Apart from the arguing group, nothing caught his attention, let alone caused that strange sensation. He shook his head and turned to the others.
‘Really, it’s nothing. I felt something, and then it disappeared.’ He tried to explain, though he immediately regretted it. All three soldiers tensed up even more. ‘All right, fine.’ He sighed heavily again. ‘Let’s get out of here.’
‘I'll go first.’ Forth didn’t wait for anyone and was almost immediately a few steps ahead of them.
Draco followed him, shaking his head at the trio’s hypersensitivity. He didn’t quite understand it, but he had to admit that in their shoes, he’d probably have reacted the same way. They set off back, Forth slightly ahead, Kei right next to the dragon and James, and Ari a little behind.
‘It's nice that everything turned out well.’ Draco looked at his friend, who seemed the least bothered by the situation.
‘Debroth is a bit of a character, but you can rely on his ability to source materials.’
‘Do you deal with him often?’
‘This was my third time, so considering how long I’ve been learning under Master Vittoro, that’s quite often.’ Ari gave a wry smile.
‘It's always better to know people like that than to have to look for them blindly.’ Kei interjected, though he’d been focused on scanning the shore the whole time.
‘True.’ James agreed.
Draco was about to say something, but froze again, sensing something strange. He looked around, trying to pinpoint the source of the sensation. Once again, just as before, his gaze fell on the arguing group, but not quite on them. He was closer, of that he was sure, but not quite that close. He began to scan for something that was a little further away.
‘The same thing again?’ Kei tugged the dragon by the arm and at the same time stepped in front of him, so
