Chapter 60: Flames
In the darkness, the gate of the fortified camp swung open. Even for a band of desert robbers who moved like the wind, a foothold was necessary in this desert to escape the scorching daylight and the bone-chilling nights.
Thus, a secluded camp, possessing a hidden water source, came into being.
It was nestled within the embrace of several earthen mounds. From the outside, nothing seemed amiss. But if one were to ascend to the top of the mounds, they would discover a hidden world within: a sprawling wooden stockade.
At this moment, the bandits left on guard duty stared in astonishment as their companions, who had set out full of arrogance, boasting of returning with a whole cartload of gold and silver, now poured through the main gate like dogs that had lost their homes, their faces filled with terror.
"What on earth happened, my brothers!"
"Where are the others? Why are only you back?"
