Its gaze was hidden behind stone, but the moment they felt it settle upon them, they couldn't help but freeze in terror. Cold sweat streamed down their backs, and their small faces turned deathly pale.
The very thought of running toward that direction was unimaginable.
However, with tears of sheer terror spilling from his eyes, Ric slammed his sword into the ground, sending dust and loose gravel bursting into the air.
Then he sharply nudged Ranar with his elbow.
She didn't wait for him to say anything. She immediately understood what he wanted to do.
Raising her hand, a blinding light burst forth, flooding the direction they needed to run and obscuring the angel's face from sight.
"Run!" she yelled, grabbing one of the children by the arm and dragging her forward.
Without slowing down, she lifted the little girl and tossed her toward the mouth of the cave before doing the same to the next child and finally the fat Beastkin boy.
