On a secret mission and riding alone, General Adelman reached the border before dark. He couldn't imagine riding in the Black Forest at night. Though the threat of Black Beast explosions was still quite distant due to the approximate timing, other common beasts could throw themselves at him while he rested.
The workers in the fields had all gone home as they walked slowly along the main road. Faint light disappeared from the curtains of the sky, leaving a contrasting red color before darkness set in. As the darkness deepened, General Adelman spurred his horse back into a faster trot. Just before midnight, he reached the entrance to the capital. Out of nowhere, a soldier jumped to his feet and demanded his identity.
He offered an assumed identity that few people knew. It was the identity he had used to escape the capital when he was a warrior student. The dark days of a general admired by many.
