A horse drawn carriage had arrived at Sparrow manor, Carris Dubois the driver for the Silver Blades called out for Winston
"Mister Sparrow! Mister Sparrow!" Carris shouted, eventually Winston got himself ready to exit, he wore a black trench coat belonging to his father and brought along the book that death had given him, upon opening the contents of the book he discovered different abilities and spells all relating to necromancy, he doesn't grasp on it for too long entering the carriage.
The only one present inside was Selene, she smiled "Hello Winny, I see you've decided to wear a black trench coat, is it cold in the village?
Winston felt dead in the stomach, the thought that this person would be later involved in his death was strange to him considering he and Selene were one of the closest in the Silver Blades
"Save the questions when we arrive there Selene" Winston says annoyed, he wasn't in any mood whatsoever to talk to her, he was more determined on formulating the perfect plan to take them all out.
"What the hell has gotten into you?, Winny did I say something wrong?
"Just cut it okay!" Winston calms down and apologizes "I'm sorry just not feeling too well"
"Alright whatever you say..." This was new behavior for Winston, Selene thought, He's usually so upbeat and nice to talk to, but she figured why worry about him when Sir Aric has already planned for his death? She didn't have to keep being nice to him any longer
The carriage arrives at Eldoria Main, Selene and Winston leave the carriage and wait for the other Silver Blades. Thorne, Marcus, and lastly Sir Aric arrive
Hello Silver Blades! Sir Aric says with energy, the knight had always acted like this whether it was for casual greetings or important political meetings, it was all a facade
"Winston! How's our battle plans coming along?" Sir Aric with a clearly forced smile, his face full of deceit. Winston's thoughts worsened, all he wanted to do was punch him, beat on him with no remorse and mortify him. I'll play along, for now, Winston told himself, when the moment is right, it will be you who falls, not I.
"Just fine Sir Aric, how are you doing?" Winston had to keep up his usual demeanor without letting his guard down. Aric felt somewhat odd, there was something new about Winston he couldn't explain, but didn't think too much about it.
"I'm alright" Aric said with a smile, "Are we ready to enter the village?", "I am" Winston finally finished up the final pieces of his plan, he was ready.
The order of how Winston was going to take them out was simple, the same order they all came to charge at him in his first life, Thorne, Marcus, Selene, and finally Aric. They all walked in the village, hundreds of people came to see the group, cheering them on.
"Selene! Thorne! Marcus! Aric!" It was like Winston wasn't even apart of the group, he was simply there, he didn't mind it though.
Within the crowd a little girl gets near and bumps into Winston, dropping her teddy bear she looks up looking at him. Winston gets on her level and takes the teddy bear giving it back while smiling. "What's your name little one?" "Eva" the girl says innocently.
Where are your parents Eva?, they must be worried about where you are, its too crowded. Suddenly an older looking man appears to Winston's right, "Oh dear eva come here" Eva goes to the man, "I'm sorry if my daughter caused you trouble Mister Sparrow". Winston shakes his head "No worries she didn't, just don't go far from your parents okay Eva?. Eva nods and holds her fathers hand leaving.
"Winny lets go" Selene tells him to move forward as the group enters the passageway leading to the mountains where the dark lord Malakar's lair was. Before he went his eyes lingered on a woman in the crowd, it was Maya, he looks away hoping she hadn't seen him as he goes with the other Silver Blades
They arrive at the passageway leading having two pathways that led to Malakar's lair, Aric spoke up "We shall go this way", it was the same path they took in Winston's first life in which they took him out right after. "I think I'd rather go to the other pathway, you know to be safe" Aric shook his head "Now now Win are you defying my orders?"
Winston speaks up again "Not at all sir I just think we should take precaution" Winston knew what this was all leading up to, Sir Aric covered his face annoyed, "Alright fine we split in two but Thorne comes with you" Winston nodded, they would probably find another way to kill him regardless but it was better to lower their options.
Thorne grabs his dagger and touches Winston's shoulder, "This should be fun buddy, just you and me huh?, don't worry I ain't letting nothing bad happen to ya" the irony that he would be the first one to strike him anyway.
"If you say so Thorne" Winston says as the Silver Blades split up, Winston gets the book of death, a hologram that he could only see pops out of the pages
[Death has activated Heavenly Protection on you]
Confused he closes the book and puts it back in his case, before Thorne could see, they walk up the second pathway of the mountain.