Forest of Blood: Chapter 2
The two knights looked in consternation at the sight. "This is getting to be a regular occurrence, finding things out of the ordinary." quipped Cromar. He shook his head. To his left a slight movement caught his eye. He touched Jedrik's arm, murmuring softly, "There's someone just off the path. There."
Jedrik followed his gaze. A figure clad in a black cloak stood just off of the path. In an authoritative, clear tone, Jedrik called out, "Hail! We are knights of King Leran of Rivnor. Show yourself."
The cloaked figure silently stepped from the tree line and stood in the path facing the two knights with the patch of white flowers between them. Dark brown eyes looked back at them from a nearly expressionless, yet captivating, female's face. She wore a black cloak with a blood red lining over black leather armor.
The gold brooch with a spider sigil on it that the woman wore made Cromar uneasy. Truth be told, Jedrik was no happier at seeing it. A long sword was held in her right hand, a wicked looking dagger in her left. The knights exchanged glances of uncertainty and Jedrik frowned in thought, trying to make sense of it all.