I traveled back to Greenhaven, silently brooding upon the dream. Were they really trying to kill me? We rode across the moss and ivy draped cobble-stoned bridge, the horses hooves clopping upon the stone. The sun rose bathing are faces as we waited for the massive gates to be opened by the guards.
"Blizz?" I heard my friend ask.
I looked over sharply at Plat. "Yes?"
"Are you all right? You seem to be bothered by something..."
"Nothing, just had a dream last night." I replied quickly.
Plat rode closer, a look of curiosity on his face. "Wait, you had a dream? I had one to! I was in a garden. And a snake killed me."
"My dream was of no importance." I said curtly as the gates opened. So Plat had, had a dream too... And it had been about a snake, the lady in his dream had, had snake-like eyes. I began to get somewhat suspicious. Could the two dreams be related?
Riding carefully to the stables, we dismounted, and rubbed down the horses, removing the harness and saddle. I looked suspiciously at several Greencloaks. I had never trusted them, and that dream had only deepened my distrust.I walked into Greenhaven, heading to the feasting hall for breakfast. Plat and I had a brief discussion about the dreams, then dropped the conversation altogether. As I sat down, taking a wedge of cheese, and a slice of meat and bread for my breakfast. Opposite of me, Rabbit was downing waffles so fast I couldn't believe.
Halfway through the meal, Olvan stepped up at the head of the hall.
"I would like to report something" His voice boomed across the room, heads turned his way, and sound died down. "I want anyone that has had a dream or nightmare about a snake to report to me and Lenori. Thank you for your consideration." He bowed his white streaked head, and stepped out of the hall.
"Something's up. Lenori's worried about something due to snakes." I muttered to Plat and Lotus. "Plat, you should report to him, you mentioned that you had a nightmare, right? I'll go with you, come on." I said, standing up and stepping over the bench. Plat swung his legs out, and stood beside me.
I followed behind Plat, my hand resting subconsciously on the hilt of my sword. Plat opened Lenori's door, who looked up from talking to several other people, all teens or younger children.
We waited for are turn and when it finally came, Plat stepped forward first.
"What's your name?" Lenori asked, looking tired and haggard.
"I'm called Plat." He told her.
"And what was your dream about?"
"My dream was of me in a garden, and a snake killed me." Plat whispered.
"Come to me if you have any more dreams, okay?"
"Yes, Lenori." Plat assured.
She turned to me. "What was your nightmare, Blizz?"
"I didn't have one, I just came to accompany Plat." I informed her.
"That's odd, everyone under the age of eighteen has had a nightmare, or dream. Why are you the exception?" She said, her eyes narrowing.
I knew that she was trying to find some reason, some proof that I was lying, but I kept my face blank. I didn't trust her either.
"Maybe that's because I'm not a child." I said staring her straight in the eye.
"Alright. Olvan wants to see you by the way in the War room." I nodded and we stepped out of the room.
"See you later Plat." I said, nodding and setting off down the hallway towards the "War Room", where most battle strategies are planned out.
After ten minutes of walking through winding stone hallways, I arrived at the door. Opening it, I found Olvan and the senior military leaders of the Greencloaks gathered around a table.
"Glad you could come, Blizz, I want to discuss some military tactics to you. I think you know the people I have gathered here today. Bastol, Jievan, and John are currently present. Lenori had another vision that the Conquerors might be attempting to conquer more Zhongese land."
I had guessed correctly, that they were behind the source of all this hype.
"We are reinforcing the southern Zhong Fortress, with two hundred Greencloaks-"
"No, don't do that, have them guarding the shipping lines in the Southern Seas, and our trade is more important then a single fortress. Alert the Zhongese Govern-ment and have them send soldiers to their sealine fortresses." I suddenly realized that I was interrupting Olvan."Oh, sorry, go on." I hastily apologized at my disrespect for our leader.
One of the generals -Bastol- chuckled. "The boy has a good tactical mind."
Olvan continued to lay his plans out in detail, when he finished, he turned to me and said.
"Those were good suggestions. But now I need you to train a new recruit." I nodded.
"I can do that." Olvan smiled.
I left the company of the war leaders and headed down to the main training hall. A single recruit under the name Opal, the same girl that I had analyzed earlier was in the hall. I spent the afternoon, drilling her, but I sent her to the nurse due to her incompetence. I spent the evening pouring over texts from the First Conqueor war. Carrying a torch, I walked through the halls, towards my room. I slid off my boots, and flopped onto the bed, I fell asleep within seconds, my sword gripped in my hand.

My eyes opened, but I wasn't in my bed, I was on top of a mountain. I looked around, searching for something, then I saw her. Walking silently up the mountain, adorned with light, she was like a goddess.
"You never told me your name, little one." She said as if chiding a small child. In the back of my mind anger flared, but I was too mesmerized with her beauty to react.
"My name is Blizz." The words sprang out of my mouth unbidden.
"That's better, isn't it? Would you mind telling me about why you distrust the Greencloaks?" I struggled for several seconds, my urge to obey battling with my secrecy, and sense of alarm.
"I can't tell you," I finally choked out. Alarm bells were ringing in the small part of my mind not taken over. Athon's snake-like eyes narrowed.
"Yes, you can tell me."
My last bit of resistance broke and I explained exactly why I didn't trust them.