509 DIX. Find The Spy

"I never imagined I'd witness such a scene. I'm sure Claire needs some affection. If she could talk, she'd thank you" he said. 

"I don't do it to be thanked. We're going to take her to our house, to Tungvek, and I'll take care of her recovery personally, using some tricks Karl taught me, combined with ointments that I can make. In a short time, she will walk back on her legs and be able to explain to us what happened down there" Freydis replied, showing incredible goodness of mind, despite the strong attraction that the injured girl felt towards Dag. 

He thanked his woman with a kiss and they all climbed on horseback together and headed for the exit of the Rock Prison, attracting more suspicious glances from civilians in the streets. 

"When Claire asked me to reciprocate her love, she also said that for no reason in the world would try to sabotage what's between me and Freydis. I hope that, after saving her for the second time, she respects that promise" he thought, while the hot breath coming out of the girl's half-open mouth flew on his face, whose chin was resting on her head.

When they arrived at the wide staircase leading to the surface, the guards let them pass without any problems, almost ignoring them.

"I hope no one noticed the ice block" Kranus said, breaking his silence and referring to the corpses they had hidden shortly before. 

Once out, the afternoon light began to penetrate the dense fog accumulated above the rocky ring, giving the settlements before their eyes a suggestive appearance, which made them almost forget that they were in an enemy place. 

Continuing to keep a low profile and relieved that no one had discovered their multiple murder, they exited the main gate of the south entrance of the Randt Mastiff and turned westward, towards Tungvek. 

"The mission would not have been successful without your strong and determined nature, Dag. I guess that girl's very important to you, I don't know if I could hold my nerve in your place. The Giants Of Ymir thank you" Kranus said, feeling within him a desire to congratulate the young Master. 

"It's true, Dag. The commander is absolutely right. Kron and I feared for a moment that you'd attack Bloodfang and our plan would go up in smoke" Atran added. 

"And believe me... we would not have had anything against it. I would have liked to see you slaughter that windbag!" Kron exclaimed, emphasizing his colleague's words. 

Dag had a little laugh, without looking away from the path, after realizing that the archers on the rock face were not aiming at them.

"I just prevented that there was a massacre! Hahahah! I know you too well, I know you wouldn't have been able to hold back your anger if I let you do it!" Freydis replied, generating a general laugh and dedramatizing what happened.

"Now we have their leader in our hands. Thyrius' face when you ordered him not to tell his people about our alliance and explained to him everything he should have done in detail was priceless. In the history of our Clan, such a thing has never happened, we have never had the Claws Of Fenrir on the sharp end of the knife" Kranus continued, reflecting aloud and implicitly continuing to compliment Dag, who listened with interest.

"It didn't end there though... we have a crucial problem to solve now, which is the training of your warriors. They're not ready to face the Lies Of Loki and Freydis and I can hardly help you, having never faced them on the battlefield" Dag replied, thinking of the poor preparation of recruits training in the Tungvek arena.

"Atran and I know something about that. We are warriors of Krypstorm and although we have never faced generals or commanders of the Lies Of Loki, we have killed hundreds of their warriors during our patrols, so we know their main skills. We will be happy to pass on our knowledge to you too" Kron said, confident. 

"Yes, of course!" Atran added.

"Dag... what you said earlier to Bloodfang about the infiltrated warriors of the Lies Of Loki also in Tungvek... were you talking seriously? Is that really what you think?" Kranus asked, who hasn't been able to think about anything else since he heard that phrase.

"Yes, it's the truth. When I was just a boy and the Lies Of Loki attacked my farm, they managed to infiltrate in Jernhest and move undisturbed. I know no one would recognize their faces, but also their equipment, their armor, their way of speaking and behaving... everything was shaped according to their needs! And if they made it in my hood, I think it'll be a piece of cake in Tungvek for the most skilled of them..." Dag answered, thinking about how he could avoid inadvertently giving crucial information to enemy spies.

"Mmmmh... they manage to change their appearance and their voice thanks to a skill, right?" Kranus asked again, looking at Atran and Kron, who confirmed with a gesture of the head.

"So they can only do it for a limited time... am I right?" the ice mage continued, helping himself to reflect through questions. 

"And what do you propose to do? Spy on each of your soldiers during their daily lives and wait for the insider to transform back into his original form? It seems absurd to me, your warriors are too many, it can't work" Dag replied, skeptical of that proposal.