I slowly got up readying my weapon again. "So, what's this guy's story?" Rytlock asked.

"I don't know. I was star gazing again and he pushed me in here and just started attacking me." I said as the Seraph got back up and grabbed his weapon.

Rytlock let out a soft growl. "Something definitely isn't right with this one."

I nodded as I stood up. "Tribune, go get Ila-Rhese. If this is what I think it is we will need her for sure." He looked to me before letting out another growl and jumping out of the pit. The Seraph looked at him as I launched a ghostly hand that hit him hard in the face. "Your fight is with me. Now let's go!" I said. He turned back as the purple flash came again as he began to rush me. My eyes lit up brightly again as my staff turned black and slowly extended into a scythe. Feathers on my shoulder and the end of the shaft started to fall.

He took another over head strike as I side stepped and swung my scythe at him. The blade passed through but I could hear a groan as it still affected him. It didn't slow him down as he turned for another strike. I could hear footsteps coming as I jumped back from a mid swipe from him. I held my scythe high in the air and brought it down on his head. The blade passed through him again before striking the ground leaving a hole. The hole quickly cracked more before erupting in a small burst of ice, freezing the Seraph in place as he become completely frozen by ice. I let the shroud fade as I looked at him. If I wasn't in the fight I would have said he looked like nothing more than an ice sculpture. I heard a loud thunk as I turned to see Rytlock again. "I knew I would miss out on the fun. " He said.

I shook my head as I watched the Seraph. The ice was quickly melting as he could move his head a bit already. Ila-Rhese joined us in pit as she went to look at the Seraph.

"Just what in the six are you all doing!" I looked up as I seen Logan on the edge of the pit.

I looked at Rytlock. "I said just Ila-Rhese, Tribune." Rytlock shrugged. Logan jumped into the pit and drew his weapons glaring at me. "Logan this was self defense. There is something wrong with this soldier." I explained, but he ignored me as he readied himself for a fight.

Rytlock let out a growl as he jumped between us. "Ila-Rhese look at the soldier." Rytlock said as Logan stopped looking at him. Ila-Rhese looked closer at the Seraph as his head moved more. Logan looked at him closer as the eyes on one of the faces began to light up. His head began to shake more as the ice slowly started to give.

"What are you doing to my Seraph!" He shouted and started to move towards Ila-Rhese. As he moved Rytlock grabbed him and slammed him into the wall."What are you doing you damned-" Before Logan could get it all out, Ila-Rhese interrupted, "Get back!"

I turned to look at her as the Seraph burst out of the ice, sending the shards flying. Ila-Rhese, Rytlock, and myself were thrown back a bit, scrambling to stand back up. The Seraphs eyes burned brighter as Logan looked at him awestruck. Ila-Rhese held her arm out from her cloak as a ball of magic shot fast hitting the Seraph square in the chest.

The Seraph staggered a bit as the armor started to crack. As it fell away we started to see the familiar black skin with cracks of purple swirls. Finally all of the armor fell off as the branded stood in front of us gripping its sword tighter. Logan looked at it awestruck. "Commander, how is there a branded here." He asked not breaking gaze at it. I shook my head as it raised its sword.

"You will not harm her!" The branded screamed as it began to rush us. We all moved to the side as the branded struck the wall again. As it began to turn Ila-Rhese got behind it and put her hand on its head. The branded shuddered before the swirling energy faded from it. The form crumpled and fell to the ground hard, as I looked at her. Ila-Rhese turned around and looked at me.

"Well, it wasn't a basic grunt." Rytlock said as I looked at Logan. He had a perplexed look on his face as I walked over to the corpse.

Ila-Rhese looked at us. "We should be moving, Commander." She said.

I nodded as I turned to Logan. "Go get everyone up Logan. We don't stop till we hit Divinity's Reach, got it?" He let out a soft nod before heading to the ramp leading out.

I looked to Rytlock as he kneeled next to the corpse. "So what are your thoughts on this, Commander?" He turned to me.

I shook my head. "Things I wish I was wrong about. If a branded can be here disguised then that means one of two things. The Queen is lost, or soon will be. We need to move at once though."

Rytlock stood up and nodded. "Sounds like a plan. If Jennah is lost, what will we do about Logan?"

I shook my head setting a hand on his shoulder. "I'll hope he will do his duty, but before we even think that she is turned I want to make sure." Rytlock gave a soft nod as I heard multiple footsteps near us as everyone looked in the pit.

Taimi was rubbing her eyes. "Commander, why are we waking up so…. Is that what I think it is."

I gave a soft nod looking to everyone. "We don't stop until we're in Divinity's Reach. Let's move out." I said sternly.