Pain shoot though his leg once more while he stood. The movement of the boat didn’t help as he was forced to adjust his balance constantly.

He needed to rest as much as possible while at sea to be able to get a horse and ride towards Hingar near ‘the pass’ in the empire.

There he would regroup with other members of the organization and prepare to take back their business in Ria.

It had been three days since his fight with Rowan and his leg had received much more damage than he originally thought.

After the fight Eigil was forced to retreat; the leaders of the church now knew they had an enemy inside the city and would go on an all-out manhunt after he took down their strongest warrior. Besides, his injuries would prevent him from fighting for at least two more weeks.

After the fight he went directly to the assassin’s guild where he got medical attention. His leg was almost severed, the blade had gone in and sliced the bone; it was not clean. When the medic removed the blade, it was clear only a layer of muscle maintained the leg attached.

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Aside from this he also had a broken clavicle from the hit he took at the shoulder and several small cuts and bruises that he must have gotten while dodging. The medic recommended bed rest for at least two months with regular check-ups to avoid infection or the loss of the leg.

Eigil was up, packed and getting into a ship less than five hours later. And for the last three days at sea, he had been in bed with nothing to occupy his time beside thinking.

At first his mind focused on the task of getting rid of the church and their doctrines. For that he needed men and information. There were several extremely capable commanders in the organization to organize their people and approach Ria. The issue at the moment was the creature at the crypt.

Rowan had spoken as it once was a normal sight thought the kingdom but Eigil had never seen or heard of such a predator in this area. If that statement was correct, he would be able to find information in the libraries of Hingar due to the proximity to the plains that the empire shares with Ria.

The other issue in his mind was Astrid, He had no information about her or Cadem. By now the second and maybe even the third test should have been performed. He wanted her to succeed, she was a good girl even if she at times was annoying and aggressive.

If everything went well, he would see her in a month or two.