Lumiere sat down again in her chair in the corner of the small log cabin. The windows rattled a bit as the wind blew a bit rough outside. The small fire was slowly dying, but since a blizzard a few days ago. Most of the firewood still needed to dry off. Lumiere shivered to keep herself warm. Lumiere pulled up the dangling part of her necklace. It was a fire ruby placed in the center with emeralds and topaz circling it. The chain was a pure gold alloy. It wasn't hers, but rather a keepsake.
"Where did you go Rei? Lin'fæ? " Lumiere asked to the empty room. A tear rolled down her face, and it froze while falling through the air. Lumiere looked up when she heard a thunderous sound. She got out of the chair, and rushed to the door. She opened it, and bolted for the main road. She looked both sides, but saw the horses coming from the north. Lumiere sighed as they started to run past her. One of the horsewoman stopped when Lumiere turned around to walk back to the house.
"You there? Where are you going?" The woman shouted. It was hard to tell her build under all the armor and the cloak she wore.
"Back home" Lumiere replied without turning around.
"Wait. Want a ride to town? Scryers are detecting an even worse blizzard in the coming days. You will die out here" the woman said as she reached for Lumiere. She placed her hand on Lumiere shoulder, but withdrew it quickly. The gloved tips on the glove had ice on them. "Scram. I don't need your worry" Lumiere said coldly.
"This area might not be safe. Even if you do survive the blizzard. Remnants from Kaori might swarm here" the woman said.
"Come again?" Lumiere asked as she stopped, and turned around.
"You haven't heard? 120 Vatric cycles ago Kaori was destroyed. What remains are scattered. The fighters are fighting over what little is left out of pride. The country will be split in half" The woman explained.
"Come again? Kaori has been destroyed?" Lumiere asked.
"Yes. Unknown cause. We believe it to be magick base" The woman asked.
"Thanks. I'll get going. I have to hurry to catch that blizzard" Lumiere said with a smile before turning around.
"Why not come with my band of troops?" The woman asked.
"Because I'm going the other direction. You should hurry. Your band won't wait much longer" Lumiere replied coldly. The woman quickly left one she realized that was true. Lumiere turned towards the cabin when she confirmed she got back onto her horse.
"I know Tia. She was too assertive, but we got our information" Lumiere said before a small rabbit popped out of the snow.
"Where to?" The rabbit asked in a gentle tone.
"Elewyr. Got someone to meet up there. They won't be too happy though" Lumiere said before entering the room. She grabbed her jacket, and the small amount of rations left in a bag. She left the building, and snow on the roof of it collapsed the building shattering the whole building. "Was that necessary?" Tia asked.
"Yup. Can't let anyone else use it" Lumiere replied as she pulled up her hood before walking northwards.
"So who are these people?" Tia asked.
"The three headed snake. Though we have the same vines" Lumiere replied.
"Oh" Tia said as she remember who they were. She shivered a bit at the thought.