Deadly Patience

Rusty stood tightly gripping his weapon, yet his gaze kept drifting past the swirling snow toward the Glacier Nomads Alliance camp in the distance. Flames blazed high above the grounds, and the roar of battle echoed endlessly across the wilderness.

"Stop staring," Victor muttered, noticing his companion's distraction. "We can't break out right now. Even if we could, charging straight into that cro