"Rahul, this campaign might take a while, the journey is rough. We will be back as soon as possible." Said Emil. Saying his lasts goodbye, to his mother and little daughter Esha. "Don't grow to fast my little." He said petting her head.
"Don't worry we will take care of them."
Ashur and the warriors left the town, some of the warriors were still waving for the one they left, brothers, sister, sons , daughters, and wife's.
Rahul stood by the door watching them leave.
"Let's guard the sorroundings. Check and see if everything is in order, we have families to protect until our Master returns. Have to prepare for the arrival of the Lady."
"Yes, sir."
"Rahul..." Malaica approached him timidly. "I have brought something for you to eat." She handed him a basket with bread and meat, some warm milk.
"Thank you." Rahul reach out to take the basket from her hand, with his face red, the others could only laugh at their awkwardness.
"Do you know that you have to be more agressive. " the knight laughed out loud making Malaica and Rahul even more timid around each other.
*
"Ashur...? We been riding full speed for almost half of day, do you intend to kill us before the dragon does?" Jakar asked half joking.
"Halt!... 10 minutes rest. " Said Ashur stopping his horse.
" If you running from your wife, that's not how you do it. Aahahahha." Jakar left laughing without giving Ashur a chance to answer.
"This guy, always poking on people's nerves." Emil smiled gently, he was preparing his horse to drink water.
"We must hurry, this campaign is kind of suspicious.... I don't like leaving out people behind,when I am feeling somewhat unseasy" Ashur was paying attention to his surroundings, everything seemed to calm.
"Ashur, we are for any situation on your side no matter what. As we did for your father, and his father before. Recognise you as our Master, and we will follow you anywhere, and you left Rahul there he is the best choice." Said Gideon.
"Exactly with his lover there, he will protect them with his teeth. Ahahha." They all laugh.
Ashur was certain that Rahul was more than capable, but in his heart he could not shake the unseasyness of making such dangerous and long journey, he did not trust the King. He could be sure that the King that would not normally intervene with affairs of the North, in the Frozen Lands, he was sure that something was wrong, however for not he couldn't disobey the King so directly.
'The marriage, the campaign it seems that everything is planned, that man doesn't let coincidences happen.' Ashur had his mind wondering, while the others laughed, talked and gave water to their horses.
"We have to keep going, if stay too long we might freeze at night. "
"That's right lads, let's move, we have until night fall the reach the next town."
The next town was almost 2 days away from Ashur Manor, but because they have been riding non stop through the dangerous hard way they could reach by the night.
They kept in full speed riding through the forest they would disperse and keep riding when random mosnters appear they didn't have the time, to fight anything in the way.
*
Reaching the town it was already in the middle of the night. They had to find a place to stay they were about 50 people that's alot of them for the all town.
"Men disperse, find a warm place to sleep, we meet again before the dawn." Said Ashur leaving.
Finding a place to sleep was not hard for some, they just seduce some women, and took the opportunity, others could find spots in stable, other in Inns that still had some available beds.
Some wondered where the Master went, but they knew that no matter where did look for him, they wouldn't find him, if he didn't want to be found.
Ashur didn't look for a place to sleep in a Inn or in the arm of a woman, he said out, went to a highest place and stayed there observing the stars and the moon, he used to do that with his father and his brothers when he was little.
Although his memory was a little bit faint he could still remember the feelings, of comfort and love.
'I will avenge you father!' he thought looking to his pendent the only thing he got from his father before he died.
Ashur could hear whispers coming down, from a very poor little alley.
" ....you... I have to.."
"Make sure... He ...dead."
"Don't...worry.. ... Done"
".. the others.?.... "
" we... take... care.."
" there .. no more."
Ashur was far away he couldn't hear the conversation, but he figured someone was conspiring to against someone probably with kill intentions, which it wasn't something unusual to happen. He just thought it was such a shame from where he was, he couldn't see the conspirators nor hear the full conversation.