Caleb didn't show it, but he was nervous. He stood with the hunters on their side of the wall, looking up at the towering rocks that loomed over them.
"Remember the plan?" Caleb asked for the fourth time. The men nodded. Caleb took a deep breath. "Very well. Archers. Go."
Trey, Toki and Flynn clambered up the wall, their bows and quivers of arrows swung around their bodies. They peered over the top and saw two guards standing either side of the large doors in the wall and chatting. Their voices were rather quiet, but Toki - who was rather well known and proud of his accurate hearing - caught several strange words in their conversation that he'd never heard of before: "telly", "yorkshire puddings" and "Emmerdale". What were they talking about? He couldn't listen any longer. The three archers straddled themselves over the top of the wall. As agreed, Flynn kept look out for any witnesses, and Toki and Trey aimed for the ropes holding up a large canvas that was hanging above the guards' heads. Once Toki had whispered a countdown to three, the pair released their arrows and the canvas fell on top of the unsuspecting guards, whose surprised cries were muffled by the material. Trey remained on the wall with Flynn, also keeping guard, while Toki stealthily made his way down the wall and opened the large doors from the enemy side of the wall. The search began.
The hunters had already been divided into groups and given individual instructions. Caleb didn't waste a moment before sprinting towards a large tower that poked above the buildings, followed by his fellow group members, Koda and Toki. The tower had a strange white circle attached to it. From the centre of the circle, two black lines extended towards the edge, neither touching it, but one slightly longer than the other. Decorating the edge of the circle were numbers 1-12. What could that be? Caleb noticed that if he watched very carefully as he ran towards the tower, he could see the longest line move ever so slightly. How was it doing that?
"Caleb." The Head Hunter's thoughts were interrupted by Koda's whisper. "Should I have a look in there?" Koda pointed to a red, wooden building with a large white door. Above the door was a square hole in the wall, framed with white wood. Like a window, but without glass. Caleb nodded and instructed Toki to go with him, whereas he would explore a nearby building that had the words "The Old George" plastered above the entrance in peeling-white lettering.
"Remember the plan?" Caleb asked for the fourth time. The men nodded. Caleb took a deep breath. "Very well. Archers. Go."
Trey, Toki and Flynn clambered up the wall, their bows and quivers of arrows swung around their bodies. They peered over the top and saw two guards standing either side of the large doors in the wall and chatting. Their voices were rather quiet, but Toki - who was rather well known and proud of his accurate hearing - caught several strange words in their conversation that he'd never heard of before: "telly", "yorkshire puddings" and "Emmerdale". What were they talking about? He couldn't listen any longer. The three archers straddled themselves over the top of the wall. As agreed, Flynn kept look out for any witnesses, and Toki and Trey aimed for the ropes holding up a large canvas that was hanging above the guards' heads. Once Toki had whispered a countdown to three, the pair released their arrows and the canvas fell on top of the unsuspecting guards, whose surprised cries were muffled by the material. Trey remained on the wall with Flynn, also keeping guard, while Toki stealthily made his way down the wall and opened the large doors from the enemy side of the wall. The search began.
The hunters had already been divided into groups and given individual instructions. Caleb didn't waste a moment before sprinting towards a large tower that poked above the buildings, followed by his fellow group members, Koda and Toki. The tower had a strange white circle attached to it. From the centre of the circle, two black lines extended towards the edge, neither touching it, but one slightly longer than the other. Decorating the edge of the circle were numbers 1-12. What could that be? Caleb noticed that if he watched very carefully as he ran towards the tower, he could see the longest line move ever so slightly. How was it doing that?
"Caleb." The Head Hunter's thoughts were interrupted by Koda's whisper. "Should I have a look in there?" Koda pointed to a red, wooden building with a large white door. Above the door was a square hole in the wall, framed with white wood. Like a window, but without glass. Caleb nodded and instructed Toki to go with him, whereas he would explore a nearby building that had the words "The Old George" plastered above the entrance in peeling-white lettering.
