As Rathurn Burns.

Chapter 2: Frigore

Days and nights passed as our journey continued. Day by day we moved . At night we would set up camp. The nights were cold . The rain turned to hale . Hale that stabbed us as we moved along. In my time here with the horsemen we have only spoken once again. The conversation was dull and didn't last very long . It wasn't much of a conversation. It was more of a need to know update on how close we were to Amicus. I discovered that the names of the horsemen were Fabron , Macgowan and Baldemero. As we moved along through the night it occurred to me that I had never told them my name. " I am Veloces".

We came to a halt. Silence . I looked into Fabron's eyes and saw the look of astonishment in his eyes. I turned to Macgowan and Baldemero to find similar expressions of shock plastered on their faces. At first i was confused by their reactions and then fear settled in. " Is there something wrong" i asked with a shaky voice. Baldemero was the first to speak. " Do you not know the legend behind your namesake ?" Before I could even answer Fabron spoke " How would she know . She is a child. Born long after Veloces was here." Macgowan spoke up , "perhaps it is she who is to be reincarnated as veloces upon the blue moon". Soon the men began to argue amongst themselves . My patience had run out.

"Stop bickering like fish mongers and Tell me the legend of my namesake!" I cried out. Surprised , the horsemen turned to face me. Upon realising how rude I had been I began to apologise but was silenced by Baldemero. "It began nearly 150 years ago" Fabron began.

" Those were the prosperous times ,the glorious days. All was well and all were safe. Iaeta was truly a land of promise. Children would sing and dance in the streets whilst women baked bread . Farmers grew crops in surplus whilst merchants sold spices from half the world away. It was peaceful but it was not to last. At a time like this , in the middle of summer."

Fabron paused to wipe his face as if tears would roll down his eyes. Noticing this , Macgowan approached him with a knowing expression on his face.

Baldemero cleared his throat and continued with the tale .

" They came. The same beasts and knights that were here came. They brought their fire . They turned Iaeta into ash . They left trails of dead bodies all over what was left of Iaeta. Like Rathurn there was a sole survivor. Veloces. It was she who would rise to the throne and avenge the death of Iaeta and her people . It was she who would slay the beast , and hold its head for all to see. It was she who conqured the Tenebris. All those who saw her or heard of her tale spoke of her power and strength. Unbeknownst to Veloces she had made a mistake that would cost her everything.

She refused to burn the head of the beast. In the night screams of agony were heard coming from her bed chamber and inmorning her entire empire woke up to the news that she had been murdered in her sleep. No one knew how . All they knew is that the head of the beast was never found."

"It is said that Veloces swore revenge before she died. That she would be reincarnated and would send the tenebris to the depths of hell."

We all remained silent. Fabrons eyes were dull and lifeless as if he had been tortured but no one asked questions . We just walked through the night.