PROLOGUE
Snowflakes descended from the high clouds. Slowly landing on the surface of this rotten earth. Like ash it hits the ground covering all that lies beneath creating a soft layer of snow. But like ash, it will soon disappear and the dirt and filth will be revealed.
"damn it's cold" Estaf tells Eredor "you'd think they would give us some blankets or coffee for standing guard all night". Eredor simply chuckles as he says that "you'll get used to it" he says while looking down to Estaf.
"you heard about the new from ramir?" Estaf asks. Eredor tilts his head ideways as he says that. "news from the west?" Eredor says with a concerned look "what is it?". "apparently we've been missing some scouts, and the trade has suddenly stopped with the capitol". "another war" Eredor sighs.
"you smell anything?" Estaf asks. Eredor looks at him with a confused look on his face "what?" he says with an anoyed voice. "it sells like something is burning" Estaf says, Eredor quickly defuses the situation by saying that it's just his mind playing tricks on him. But not long after he too starts to smell as if something was burning. "it must be lady Estar screwing up her meat again" Eredor says. "in the middle of the night?" Estaf replies.
Eredor goes down a list of thing of what it could bei t wasn't a fire withing the town. Erbor is just a small town, If there was a fire they should have spotted it already. "maybe it something in one of the neighbouring towns?" Erebor says hoping fort he best. "But if that's the case shouldn't we go help them?" Estaf says. "they can take care of themselves it was probably just a bakery that burned down" Eredor says with a breath of relief.
But all their suggestions were proved wrong when a bird landed on the side of their watchtower. The two guards simply stare at this bird in fear knowing what it meant. For it was not just any normal bird but a large black dove with pale white eyes and pitch black feathers. Eredor quickly turns arounds and starts climbing down the ladder with Estaf following him. "Ernor!" Eredor yells at a nearby guard "sound the alarm!". The guard quickly does so and while Eredor mounts his horse he gives Estaf one more task "head towards bas-angil!" Eredor says "tell king Allorn that a black dove has been spotted in Sinfur". Estaf hesstitates for a moment not knowing what to do "Now" Eredor shouts "go!".
Estaf quickly mounts his horse and heads South while the rest stay behind and try to protect themselves for whatever is comming.
