Gregor had better luck with the second village when he explained what he was hoping to accomplish. The village was ready to be done with the wolf threat that they put helping him as top priority. He had recruited the help of a local hunter that had been to the temple a few times tracking the wolves to their lair. He had been planning to hunt the leaaders of the pack and that hadn't ended successfully.
Gregor had paid the hunter part of the gold he was carrying with him.
With that payment they set out for the temple where he had been watching the wolves. It was a few hours by horse going in single file on a small deer trail. The woods were too thick to travel anywhere but the trail with a horse. They traveled over into the forest to where it was so thick the sun barely shown through.
"It's getting quite dark here does it lighten up anywhere?" Gregor asked softly in almost a whisper.
He shook himself then frowning. The forest left one feeling like they were in a place of reverence and the need to be quiet so he doesn't offend them.
"It has that effect on everyone here." the hunter whispered back with a smirk. "It opens up in just a little further and that will be where I take my leave of you. The temple will be in veiw and you couldn't possibly get lost following the trail."
"You won't be going to the temple with me then?" Gregor asked looking at him closely.
"No I'm afraid that this is your quest. Besides the wolves will know I'm coming and they will gather the full pack together at the temple as it is right now it should just be a few of them." the hunter said with a smile. "You should be safe though so long as you don't try to take them all on in the under brush."
"Will I be able to get inside the temple without disturbing the wolves? The inside of the temple is what I need to look at."
"Your not here to kill all of our wolves?"
The hunter turned in the saddle and looked at Gregor who kept his face blank as the man glared.
"My main cause for being here is to investigate the temple for hidden magic that would be keeping the wolves living in the area."
"They need to be put down!" the hunter bellowed.
"Your a hunter and so are the men in your village. You want them put down then you lot should do it yourself."
The hunter turned red in the face and immediately turned his horse to face Gregor he started his horse forward till he was almost face to face with him. The hunter leaned over to him with an angry look.
"I think it best you not stop in our town again on your return trip you might find it isn't as friendly as you remember it." he hissed.
"Well I will inform the king of such matters upon my return. Everyone knowd to threaten an official is to threaten the king." Gregor said calmly with a knowing smile.
The hunter made a loud harrumph sound and truned the horse back the way they had come down the deer trail. He didn't look back at the Gregor as he turned his hors down the dark path disappearing into the shadows of the forest.
With a sigh Gregor turned his horse towards the trail the hunter had pointed out and started to go down towards it. He was hoping to arrive before long he didn't plan on spending the night in the forest and he dreaded the thought of being lost in the dark if he shouldn' leave before night fall. He felt closed in on the small trail with the trees and brush pushing in so close to the actual trail. Looking down he was glad for Hestr's keen eyes as she avoided the creeping branches easily.
It was almost twenty minutes later when he got to the opening the hunter had spoke of before he had left him to fend for himself. Gregor pulled Hestr to a stop to examine where he was before he continued on the trail. He even pulled his sword out and kept it at the ready just in case he would have to fight off an oncoming attack. He was worried about the hunter doubling back to give him trouble more so then the wolves just yet though they were in his mind.
