...A damp cold wind began to blow in the sky, its presence unnoticed until now.
Leon hunched low on the back of his griffin, relentlessly chasing the fleeing Scorpion-tailed Lion Knights ahead.
Using the advantage of superior speed, he steadily closed the distance. Suddenly, Death Claw, carrying Leon, pierced upward through the overcast clouds.
The two Scorpion-tailed Lion Knights glanced nervously over their shoulders, only to find that the pursuing griffin had vanished from sight. Realizing the impending danger, they yanked the reins binding their mounts, diving rapidly to decrease altitude and escape the looming storm clouds above.
Although the two believed that a two-on-one battle against the Orland Griffin Knight was not unwinnable, they prudently sought to rendezvous with their comrades in the southern aerial sector, ensuring numerical superiority in the confrontation.
The accelerating descent offered momentary relief to the knights of Kantadar.
