Crawford Castle
In a separate wing of the main building is located the residence of the king's brother, Ernest, who is sitting in front of the fireplace thinking about the latest events and resenting having left him out as if he had no importance, just as he was becoming. more irritated, a sweet aroma entered his nostrils, awakening him from his daydreams.
The one responsible for this aroma is eh katrine, Ernest's current wife to whom he is devoted and totally confident, so he hears a voice that carries some kind of power capable of controlling all people's desires.
"My dear Husband, what disturbs you, don't tell me it's still about the Demon attack" asked Katrine with a mesmerizing smile.
"Katrine you are the only one who knows me really well, it really couldn't be anything else, that idiot of my brother doesn't say anything to me, and to make matters worse he didn't even call me to that meeting" complained Ernest.
"Dear, do not be exalted, this meeting may go nowhere like you said before, the other races owe nothing to the Crawford kingdom, so maybe they don't really help, by the way you're sure our lord they don't really keep in touch even with their wives and children, "asked Katrine.
"Exactly, according to what my brother's idiot said, it has been over a thousand years since anyone has seen our lord, and it is not even known if he is still alive, but why the question about that dear" said Ernest hugging his wife and trying to kiss you, but without success.
Letting go of her husband katrine says:
"Just curious, so if the wizard God doesn't show up, things would be serious, you wouldn't think and it would not be better for you to have a plan for any eventuality, like if the king and the princes die on this trip" asked Katrine.
Katrine's words made her husband think deeply and after a while he asked her a strange question.
"Where did you get that there might be a possibility," he asks.
"Just a guess, the demons are not out there, you never know," she says.
"Well don't go talking about these things, I'll take a look at how things are going, it looks like they are leaving early tomorrow" he says.
After saying this Ernest retired to the main palace and left his wife alone, he just didn't see her sinister smile and her eyes shining with the purple color.
The evening was devoted to preparations for the trip, with the people who went beyond the three elders to be the king and the three princes, Daryn head of the royal guard and two thousand more knights, lars will also support him and will be responsible for protecting the sons of the king, rector Derion also asked to participate in this historic meeting, so early in the morning the whole party was leaving, as the journey was long and the terrain changed a lot, carriages could not be used, so everyone went to horses.
The whole train is well aligned, the royal family is in the middle together with the elders, in front Daryn keeps watch, currently they are making a stop for the horses to rest after six hours of travel, still in the lands of Crawford and close to the border with the land of the elves, with only the village of Oldice in the way, they decided to stop soon to pass outside the village and not attract attention.
During the parade the king called his beloved daughter to have a private conversation.
"Daughter, the royal father has a half-tinish request to make of you, I just ask you to trust me and that is also what your master wants," said the king fondly.
"Okay, Dad, even though I think it's weird if it's your request and the Master's is okay, what do I need to do" asked Emmy confused.
"As soon as we enter the realm of the elves I want you to wear this mantle all the time, primarily in front of the oldest elves and the spirits, no one can see your face, did you understand me" asked the king feeling strange.
"Even though I don't know why I'm going to do this, I just hope that afterwards you will tell me the truth," said Emmy.
With that, the king put on a beautiful velvety white hood, made of the best material in the kingdom, a mantle that is exclusive for this trip, so after a few more minutes everyone leaves in the same formation towards the village of Oldice so that they soon reach the elven border.
Walking a few more miles Daryn visualizes a great hill of smoke far in the direction of the village, then immediately the noise of horses galloping towards him, he immediately gives the order.
"Watch men, set up a shield wall and prepare for battle," ordered Daryn.
The cry immediately caught the attention of all those who showed relaxed attitudes, immediately three men were bathed in blood at high speed and when faced with such an army they were frightened and stopped their advance, seeing the knights and the flags of the kingdom the men dismounted and they knelt and asked for help.
"Noble knight help our village, he is under attack by orcs mounted on wild beasts, they have already killed and burned almost everything in the village, please help us" pleaded the villager.
The king had already approached and heard much of the matter, so he looked at Daryn and ordered.
"Daryn take men immediately and exterminate all these demons, take some magicians too, we will be waiting here, if you need help send a message immediately" ordered the king.
"Yes, Your Majesty," replied Daryn.
So he left with about two hundred horsemen and ten wizards on his way to the village of Oldice to try to save as many citizens and exterminate the demons.
Arriving in the village, what you see is nothing but a total tragedy, practically every village was on fire and bodies scattered everywhere, men, women and children, no one was spared a horrible death and no Orc is in sight anymore, entering more to the center of the village while walking Daryn hears a slight cough and sends the knights to, looking beside a demolished house he meets a man who is in his last breaths.
"Tell me where the orcs went," asked Daryn.
"Cof cof my lord they took several people and left for the south, please save them" said the resident taking his last breath.
Carefully touching the resident's body, Daryn passes the order.
"Get ready for persecution, let's hunt those damn ones," he ordered.
So everyone set off at high speed to try to save the kidnapped people and exterminate the orcs.