Chapter 1327:

“You overthink everything,” Cade muttered while packing. “Just ’cause you’re sneaky doesn’t mean the captain is.”

“Exactly,” Moss chimed in.

Trent’s eyes drifted to the rest tent, his expression unreadable. He hoped he was wrong.

Twenty minutes later, Ellis returned with Michael in tow.

He motioned to one of the nearby team members. “Check their gear. Make sure everything’s in order.”

“Yes,” the member closest to him snapped to work.

Two minutes later, he reported back. “Everyone’s got extra rations and water—except Trent Seymour.”

“Everyone except Trent, step forward.” Ellis’s tone was icy.

stepped forward

suspicion had been spot

anything besides what I issued?” Ellis’s tactics always

gave it to us,” Moss explained. “He said it

hot water. Michael had said Ellis was strict but had


eyes locked onto him, cold and unreadable. “What did

held back what he had planned

rest,” Ellis said lightly, but there was a sudden chill in

to object.

nudge.

Trent handed over their supplies without a word, feeling like their

brings magic

Ellis saw the despair settle in just the way he wanted, he issued the

“I honestly thought they’d all buy my story. Didn’t expect one of them to be sharp-eyed. Guess

Ellis said quietly, his gaze tracking Freya’s silhouette in

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