Prologue.
Prologue.
The figure brushed through the trees.
They were trying to evade some shadow; they weren’t very smart, but they could run fast. The shadow grew closer and closer.
Silence…
“Where’d they run off to?! FIND THEM!!”
The stomping feet of guards could be heard throughout the night. The sound alarmed thousands of crows. Wolves howl almost covered the crows completely.
A hooded figure walked towards an old ruin.
They placed a small candle with green markings.
They counted to 30.
“1… 2… 3..” while doing so a woman happened to be passing by. She peeked from behind a tree, like any normal person she wondered who would be in a forest at the middle of the night unless it was for a shady reason.
“28… 29… 30…”
The hooded figure had finally made it to 30. Suddenly, the candles light turned green.
Silence…
