Chapter 536 Surprise Guest

Chapter 536 Surprise Guest

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Karl instinctively drew his maul as a shiver of ice-cold energy pulsed in the air behind him.

"Calm down, old man. It's just me." Leafa laughed as Karl spun to face her.

"Overlord Leafa? I must say, I wasn't expecting company in the middle of the day. We were just about to have lunch, would you care to join us?" Karl asked.

"Oh, that sounds lovely. I have a small update for you all, as this compound appears to hold the entire population of the area, plus one of our Generals.

The Overlords are going to spread out over the region, assisting with the cleanup, but also because of a vision the Oracle had last night.

There will be another appearance of the Cyclops and their minions tonight at midnight, and possibly for the next few nights. The fewer powerful people in the region at midnight, the less dangerous the incident will be. So, I will remain here, while two Council members are in Mitford, and the others are spreading across the country to take care of other duties.

This isn't the only spot which is having similar issues, but the dates are sporadic, and sending soldiers in advance only makes them worse." She explained.

"So this is happening all over?" One of the Satyrs asked.

The farmers nodded grimly and got to work on all the tasks that needed to be done before midafternoon if they were going to get any sleep before midnight.

With so many children and not enough beds, they had to set up tents out in the yard with the help of the tarps that Rae had made for the wagon, and a half dozen others.

The beds were hay, and the blankets were shared, grabbed from every spare that could be found in the nearby houses that were safe enough to go to alone. But it was enough to get all the kids somewhere they could sleep.

Most of the adults would be sleeping anywhere they could find, and then fighting all night. Keeping the kids asleep as long as possible was the goal of the evening, as a horde of terrified children would just make everything more difficult, and if they were exhausted it would be even worse.

Overlord Leafa just watched in amusement as everyone ignored her presence and got to work setting up for the night. Normally, everyone was so formal when a Council member was present that they came to her for every little thing and didn't do anything without her approval.

But with Karl barking orders at them and the war cleric marshalling people to balance the workload while the Nature Priestess looked after the kids, it was moving more smoothly than even the Fortress staff managed on most days.

She had been right in her assumption. There was something different about that Karl, and it became more obvious by the minute, but she couldn't see why. He wasn't using any sort of skill, he wasn't even more powerful than the strongest of the Minotaurs here. But when he gave directions, everyone just followed them.

There was something else to it, and she would figure it out soon. Her species was skilled with soul magic, as a form of possessed Treants, and borderline undead. So, Overlord Leafa was confident that if he was directly manipulating their minds, she would have seen it.

It would only be a matter of time until she learned what his secret to natural leadership was.