Chapter 75: Chapter 73: Tactical Retreat

Ellie walked with Maven while Tess scouted in front of them. It was almost too easy, really; unlike when she had been training without Tess, all she had to do was watch for enemies coming up behind them and deal with any enemies Tess found.

She was of half a mind to ask Tess to let her do the scouting. Not because Tess was doing poorly or anything, but because she was afraid that she would never get proper experience in doing things herself if Tess kept up the way she was. Whether she liked it or not, she wouldn’t always have Tess to count on for this kind of thing. There would be times they would be separated, and she would do poorly if she didn’t have these skills.

Tess signaled for them to meet up at her position, and after a few more moments of walking, Ellie and Maven reached her position. “What’s up?” Ellie asked.

“The cave branches off up ahead.” Tess explained. “I can sense three big rooms, and no clear indication of which way to go. Do either of you have a preference between left, right, and center?”

“Let’s go left.” Maven said. “We can always pick left on our first time through a place, and then work our way to the right, just as a way to keep track of things.”

“Sounds good to me.” Ellie said. “We should leave markings, too, or…actually, would that ruin things for future people who are discovering this place? Um, give me a second to ask the gods.”

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