How could they pass the wall while having the imps with them? Someone was helping them and he wished it wasn't related to one of the heads of their court.
"I hate warlocks."
People of that court used to call him a murderer, a soulless beast, a warlock that would pour blood without thinking twice but he always did it to keep them safe. He followed the orders that forced him to kill, the reason he was born for. He was abandoned to expose sword and die to keep his family safe, the family that he never felt the warmth and trust from them.
The Lord ceased the horse at the beginning of the village road, they had continued this path for over five hours to see this, smoke was around the village and the air, the trees, the sky, all at once were whimpering like the sounds of moans that was echoed from the village.
Riding to the gate that was half-ruined and its lumbers scattered around. John dismounted and tossed them away. He opened the path.