At first light of a cool and chilly day in Blackmount, General Haul arrived at the capital after two weeks of riding hard with his men. It usually took three weeks riding from Prophis to Maldonia, and another week riding to the capital. But as the general put it, "It's a ride of life and death" to his men and they did ride for their lives. The aim was to join Prince Ambrose's men and Lucian Mithandir. However, no one told Haul that Lucian was in House Horriss and not in the capital.
His arrival at the capital was a shock to even Artemis himself. He wasn't expecting a lot of men marching on horses to his capital at such early time of the day. He was however expecting his lords next week to discuss the fate of the war.
