Knight of Lady Death

“Warm summer sunlight gilded the tops of distant trees goodbye, and a blood-red sunset spread across the sky. A flock of tiny colorful birds flew over the very land toward the marshy lowland. Frogs croaked everywhere, welcoming the coming darkness, and night slowly settled over Helstad. I stood up, stepped out from under the tree where I had spent the day, pulled my hood back from my head, surveyed my brave little army, and ordered: ‘Get ready—we set off for An Cloud in a minute…’”